Where does “die” come from?

die (Teanu) comes from Proto-Oceanic suʀi, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *zuʀi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian duʀi, from Proto-Austronesian duʀi — thorn.

die (Teanu): bone

Definitions

  1. bone

Ancestry of “die”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanicsuʀithorn, splinter, fish bone
2Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*zuʀi—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianduʀithorn
4Proto-Austronesianduʀithorn
Every word from Proto-Austronesian duʀi →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian duʀi →Every word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *zuʀi →