Where does “matua” come from?

matua (Bikol Central) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)tuqah, from Proto-Austronesian (ma-)tuqaS — old.

Ancestry of “matua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ma-)tuqahold
2Proto-Austronesian(ma-)tuqaSold

Words derived from “matua”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian (ma-)tuqaS →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)tuqah →