Where does “bak” come from?

bak (Enggano) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian mata, from Proto-Austronesian mata, from Proto-Austronesian maCa — eye organ.

bak (Enggano): eye

Definitions

  1. eye

Ancestry of “bak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianmataeye
2Proto-Austronesianmataeye
3Proto-AustronesianmaCaeye organ
Every word from Proto-Austronesian maCa
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