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Where does “qoti” come from?

qoti (Proto-Polynesian) comes from Proto-Oceanic qoti, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qəti, from Proto-Austronesian qəCi — finished; complete; to stop; to end.

qoti (Proto-Polynesian): to finish; to complete

Definitions

  1. to finish; to complete

Ancestry of “qoti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanicqotifinished; used up
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqətifinished; complete; to stop; to end
3Proto-AustronesianqəCifinished; complete; to stop; to end

Words derived from “qoti”

  • oki
  • oti
  • oti
  • ʻosi
Every word from Proto-Austronesian qəCi →