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 — eye organ.

mata (Indonesian): eye; The relatively clear and calm center of a...

Definitions

  1. eye; The relatively clear and calm center of a...

Ancestry of “mata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaymataeye; edge; hole
2Proto-Malayicmataeye
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianmataeye
4Proto-Austronesianmataeye
5Proto-AustronesianmaCaeye organ

Words derived from “mata

Every word from Proto-Austronesian maCa