Where does “matahari” come from?

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

matahari (Indonesian): sun

Definitions

  1. sun

Ancestry of “matahari”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaymataharisun
2Malaymataeye; edge; hole
3Proto-Malayicmataeye
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianmataeye
5Proto-Austronesianmataeye
6Proto-AustronesianmaCaeye organ
Every word from Proto-Austronesian maCa →Every word from Proto-Austronesian mata →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian mata →