Where does “maka” come from?

maka (Hawaiian) comes from Proto-Polynesian mata, from Proto-Oceanic *mata-, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian mata, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian mata, from Proto-Austronesian mata, from Proto-Austronesian maCa — eye organ.

maka (Hawaiian): eye; face; bud

Definitions

  1. eye; face; bud

Ancestry of “maka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesianmataeye
2Proto-Oceanic*mata-eye organ
3Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesianmataeye
4Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesianmataeye
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesianmataeye
6Proto-Austronesianmataeye
7Proto-AustronesianmaCaeye organ

Words derived from “maka”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian maCa →Every word from Proto-Austronesian mata →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian mata →