Where does “mati” come from?
mati (Sranan Tongo) comes from English maté, from Middle English mate, from Middle Low German māte, from Old Saxon gimato, from Proto-Germanic gamatjô, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
mati (Sranan Tongo): friend, mate, buddy; woman in a lesbian...
Definitions
- friend, mate, buddy; woman in a lesbian...
Ancestry of “mati”, step by step
mati traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English maté
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | maté | An evergreen tree, Ilex paraquariensis, native to... |
| 2 | Middle English | mate | mate companion, comrade |
| 3 | Middle Low German | māte | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | gimato | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gamatjô | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 9 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 10 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 11 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 12 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via Dutch maatje
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | maatje | short for maatjesharing, a young herring; a small... |
| 2 | Dutch | maat | size, measure; rhythm, beat; mate, buddy |
| 3 | Dutch | mate | A measure, degree: quantity or intensity of... |
| 4 | Spanish | maté | matte |
| 5 | French | mât | mast; flagstaff |
| 6 | Middle French | mast | mast structure found on watercraft |
| 7 | Old French | mast | mast structure found on watercraft |
| 8 | Latin | mastus | ship mast |
| 9 | Frankish | mast | ship mast; mast |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | mastaz | rod, pole, perch; bar, plank; mast |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | mazdos | pole, mast; plank, board, flooring; perch, pole,... |