Where does “dakog mata” come from?
dakog mata (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano mata, from Proto-Philippine mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian mata, from Proto-Austronesian mata, from Proto-Austronesian maCa — eye organ.
dakog mata (Cebuano): having big eyes; having bulging or protruding...
Definitions
- having big eyes; having bulging or protruding...
Ancestry of “dakog mata”, step by step
dakog mata traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Cebuano mata
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | mata | an eye; an organ through which animals see; the... |
| 2 | Proto-Philippine | mata | eye |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | mata | eye |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | mata | eye |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | maCa | eye organ |
via Cebuano dako
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | dako | An adult, a grown up; A single one-centavo coin;... |
| 2 | Tagalog | daktao | great man |
via Cebuano og
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | og | Indefinite article, used as object marker for... |