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Where does “maʀi” come from?

maʀi (Proto-Oceanic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(um-)aʀi, from Proto-Austronesian *(um-)aʀi.

Ancestry of “maʀi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*(um-)aʀi—
2Proto-Austronesian*(um-)aʀi—

Words derived from “maʀi”

  • mai
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *(um-)aʀi →