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