Where does “tupi mata” come from?

tupi mata (Iban) comes from Iban tupi, from Malay topi, from Tamil தொப்பி, from Hindi टोपी, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀝𑁄𑀧𑀺𑀆, from Sanskrit टोपिका, from Sanskrit टुप्पिका — a type of clothing, probably a cap or hood.

tupi mata (Iban): tear duct

Definitions

  1. tear duct

Ancestry of “tupi mata”, step by step

tupi mata traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Iban tupi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ibantupihat head covering
2Malaytopihat
3Tamilதொப்பிhat, cap
4Hindiटोपीhat
5Sauraseni Prakrit𑀝𑁄𑀧𑀺𑀆helmet
6Sanskritटोपिका—
7Sanskritटुप्पिकाa type of clothing, probably a cap or hood

via Iban mata

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ibanmataeye (organ)
2Proto-Malayicmataeye
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianmataeye
4Proto-Austronesianmataeye
5Proto-AustronesianmaCaeye organ
Every word from Sanskrit टुप्पिका →