Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/mate

This Proto-Polynesian entry contains reconstructed words 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-Polynesian

Etymology

from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *m-atay, *atay, from Proto-Austronesian *m-aCay, *aCay (compare Cebuano matay, Chamorro matai, Fijian mate, Ilocano matay, Indonesian mati, Javanese mati, Kapampangan mate, mete, Malagasy maty, Tagalog matay).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈma.te/

Noun

*mate

death

Descendants

Hawaiian: make
Maori: mate
Rapa Nui: mate
Tahitian: mate
Tongan: mate