Where does “barani mata” come from?

barani mata (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.

barani mata (Makasar): fearless in the eyes; looking fearlessly

Definitions

  1. fearless in the eyes; looking fearlessly

Ancestry of “barani mata”, step by step

barani mata traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar mata

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

via Makasar barani

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarbaranibrave; daring
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*baʀanito be brave, be bold
Every word from Proto-Austronesian maCa →