Where does “mat-an” come from?

mat-an (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano mata, from Proto-Philippine mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian mata, from Proto-Austronesian mata, from Proto-Austronesian maCa — eye organ.

mat-an (Cebuano): oxeye scad (Selar boops)

Definitions

  1. oxeye scad (Selar boops)

Ancestry of “mat-an”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanomataan eye; an organ through which animals see; the...
2Proto-Philippinemataeye
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianmataeye
4Proto-Austronesianmataeye
5Proto-AustronesianmaCaeye organ
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