Where does “aʼmata” come from?

aʼmata (Makasar) comes from Makasar mata, from Proto-South Sulawesi mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian mata, from Proto-Austronesian mata, from Proto-Austronesian maCa — eye organ.

aʼmata (Makasar): to have eyes

Definitions

  1. to have eyes

Ancestry of “aʼmata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarmataeye
2Proto-South Sulawesimataeye
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianmataeye
4Proto-Austronesianmataeye
5Proto-AustronesianmaCaeye organ

Words derived from “aʼmata”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian maCa →