Where does “mata” come from?

mata (Bikol Central) comes from Proto-Philippine mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian mata, from Proto-Austronesian mata, from Proto-Austronesian maCa — eye organ.

mata (Bikol Central): eye; to wake up; awake

Definitions

  1. eye; to wake up; awake

Ancestry of “mata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippinemataeye
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianmataeye
3Proto-Austronesianmataeye
4Proto-AustronesianmaCaeye organ

Words derived from “mata”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian maCa →Every word from Proto-Austronesian mata →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian mata →