Where does “pimatài” come from?

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

pimatài (Makasar): to show someone something

Definitions

  1. to show someone something

Ancestry of “pimatài”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarmatàito keep watch over; to lie awake waiting for
2Makasarmataeye
3Proto-South Sulawesimataeye
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianmataeye
5Proto-Austronesianmataeye
6Proto-AustronesianmaCaeye organ
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