Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/(m-)atay

This Proto-Malayo-Polynesian 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-Malayo-Polynesian

Verb

*(m-)atay

to die

Descendants

Central Philippine
- Visayan
  - Cebuano: matay
Malayo-Sumbawan
- Proto-Malayic: *mati
  - Ibanic
    - Iban: mati
  - Malayan
    - Malay: mati
      - > Indonesian: mati (inherited)
      - → Hokkien: 馬滴 / 马滴 (má-tih)
    - Minangkabau: mati
Oceanic
- Big Nambas: im'at
- South Efate: mat