Where does “garis mata” come from?

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

garis mata (Indonesian): eyeliner-related outline of the eye

Definitions

  1. eyeliner-related outline of the eye

Ancestry of “garis mata”, step by step

garis mata traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian mata

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianmataeye; The relatively clear and calm center of a...
2Malaymataeye; edge; hole
3Proto-Malayicmataeye
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianmataeye
5Proto-Austronesianmataeye
6Proto-AustronesianmaCaeye organ

via Indonesian garis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiangarisline, dash, stripe
2Malaygarisline, dash, stripe
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*karis—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian maCa →