Where does “mata” come from?
mata (Indonesian) comes from Malay mata, from Proto-Malayic mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian mata, from Proto-Austronesian mata, from Proto-Austronesian maCa.
mata (Indonesian): eye; The relatively clear and calm center of a...
Definitions
- eye; The relatively clear and calm center of a...
Ancestry of “mata”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | mata | eye; edge; hole |
| 2 | Proto-Malayic | mata | eye |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | mata | eye |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | mata | eye |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | maCa | — |