Where does “mata” come from?
mata (Balinese) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian mata, from Proto-Austronesian mata, from Proto-Austronesian maCa — eye organ.
mata (Balinese): eye
Ancestry of “mata”, step by step
mata traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian mata
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | mata | eye |
| 2 | Proto-Austronesian | mata | eye |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | maCa | eye organ |
via Sanskrit मत्त
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | मत्त | intoxicated, drunk, inebriated; in rut, furious;... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | matˢtás | drunk, intoxicated |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂d- | to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,... |