Where does “namata” come from?

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

namata (Cebuano): hit on the eye

Definitions

  1. hit on the eye

Ancestry of “namata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanomataan eye; an organ through which animals see; the...
2Proto-Philippinemataeye
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianmataeye
4Proto-Austronesianmataeye
5Proto-AustronesianmaCaeye organ
Every word from Proto-Austronesian maCa →Every word from Proto-Austronesian mata →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian mata →