Where does “bulu mata” come from?

bulu mata (Indonesian) comes from Malay bulu mata, from Malay mata, from Proto-Malayic mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian mata, from Proto-Austronesian mata, from Proto-Austronesian maCa — eye organ.

bulu mata (Indonesian): eyelash hair growing on the edge of an eyelid

Definitions

  1. eyelash hair growing on the edge of an eyelid

Ancestry of “bulu mata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybulu mataeyelash hair growing on the edge of an eyelid
2Malaymataeye; edge; hole
3Proto-Malayicmataeye
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianmataeye
5Proto-Austronesianmataeye
6Proto-AustronesianmaCaeye organ
Every word from Proto-Austronesian maCa →