Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/mati

This Proto-Malayic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Malayic

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(m-)atay, from Proto-Austronesian *(m-)aCay.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mati/

Verb

*mati

1. (intransitive) to die

Descendants

• Ibanic
  • Iban: mati
• Malayan
  • Malay: mati
    • > Indonesian: mati (inherited)
    • → Hokkien: 馬滴 / 马滴 (má-tih)
  • Minangkabau: mati