Where does “mata angin” come from?

mata angin (Iban) comes from Iban mata, from Proto-Malayic mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian mata, from Proto-Austronesian mata, from Proto-Austronesian maCa — eye organ.

mata angin (Iban): cardinal direction; compass point

Definitions

  1. cardinal direction; compass point

Ancestry of “mata angin”, step by step

mata angin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Iban mata

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ibanmataeye (organ)
2Proto-Malayicmataeye
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianmataeye
4Proto-Austronesianmataeye
5Proto-AustronesianmaCaeye organ

via Iban angin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ibananginwind
2Proto-Malayicaŋinwind
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianhaŋinwind
4Proto-Austronesianhaŋin—
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