Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/mari

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 *maʀi.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /maʀi/

Verb

*mari

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

Descendants

Malayan
- Kedah Malay: mai
- Malay: mari / ماري‎
  - Indonesian: mari