Where does “mata” come from?

mata (Fijian) comes from Proto-Oceanic mata, from Proto-Austronesian maCa — eye organ.

mata (Fijian): face; eye

Definitions

  1. face; eye

Ancestry of “mata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanicmataeye
2Proto-AustronesianmaCaeye organ
Every word from Proto-Austronesian maCa →Every word from Proto-Oceanic mata →