Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/maʀi

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

*maʀi

  1. (intransitive) to come (to move from further away to nearer to)

Descendants

  • Chamorro: maila'
  • Fijian: mai
  • Hawaiian: mai
  • Bikol Central: mari
  • Indonesian: mari
  • Javanese: ꦩꦫꦶ (mari)
  • Kedah Malay: mai
  • Malay: mari
  • Maori: mai (“hither”) (possibly)
  • Rapa Nui: mai (“from”) (possibly)
  • Tahitian: haere mai
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