Where does “mate” come from?
mate (Proto-Polynesian) comes from Proto-Oceanic mate, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (m-)atay, from Proto-Austronesian aCay.
mate (Proto-Polynesian): death
Ancestry of “mate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Oceanic | mate | — |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | (m-)atay | — |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | aCay | — |
Words derived from “mate”