Where does “aneuk mata” come from?

aneuk mata (Acehnese) comes from Acehnese aneuk, from Proto-Chamic *ʔanaːk, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic anak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian anak, from Proto-Austronesian aNak — child.

aneuk mata (Acehnese): pupil

Definitions

  1. pupil

Ancestry of “aneuk mata”, step by step

aneuk mata traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Acehnese aneuk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Acehneseaneukchild
2Proto-Chamic*ʔanaːkchild a female or male child, a daughter or son
3Proto-Malayo-Chamicanakchild a female or male child, a daughter or son
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesiananakchild
5Proto-AustronesianaNakchild

via Acehnese mata

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Acehnesemataeye
Every word from Proto-Austronesian aNakEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian anakEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Chamic anak