Where does “mata” come from?

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

mata (Ibatan): eye organ

Definitions

  1. eye organ

Ancestry of “mata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippinemataeye
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianmataeye
3Proto-Austronesianmataeye
4Proto-AustronesianmaCaeye organ
Every word from Proto-Austronesian maCa →
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