Where does “aʼmata maru” come from?

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

aʼmata maru (Makasar): to burn dimly of a lamp; literally: "to have the eyes of a co-wife"

Definitions

  1. to burn dimly of a lamp; literally: "to have the eyes of a co-wife"

Ancestry of “aʼmata maru”, step by step

aʼmata maru traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar aʼmata

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasaraʼmatato have eyes
2Makasarmataeye
3Proto-South Sulawesimataeye
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianmataeye
5Proto-Austronesianmataeye
6Proto-AustronesianmaCaeye organ

via Makasar maru

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarmaruco-wife
Every word from Proto-Austronesian maCa →Every word from Proto-Austronesian mata →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian mata →
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