Where does “mata” come from?

mata (Chavacano) comes from Spanish matar, from Latin mattāre, from Late Latin mattus, from Latin maditus, from Latin madere, from Latin madeō, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

mata (Chavacano): to kill; to close; to wink

Definitions

to kill; to close; to wink

Ancestry of “mata”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Spanish	matar	to kill, slay; to put out, extinguish; to butcher
2	Latin	mattāre	—
3	Late Latin	mattus	drunk, intoxicated
4	Latin	maditus	—
5	Latin	madere	present active infinitive of madeō; to be wet; be...
6	Latin	madeō	to be wet or moist
7	Proto-Indo-European	meh₂d-	to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- →Every word from Latin madeō →Every word from Latin madere →