Where does “cahaya matahari” come from?
cahaya matahari (Malay) 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.
cahaya matahari (Malay): sunlight
Definitions
- sunlight
Ancestry of “cahaya matahari”, step by step
cahaya matahari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Malay matahari
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | matahari | sun |
| 2 | Malay | mata | eye; edge; hole |
| 3 | Proto-Malayic | mata | eye |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | mata | eye |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | mata | eye |
| 6 | Proto-Austronesian | maCa | eye organ |
via Malay cahaya
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | cahaya | glow; light; ray |
| 2 | Sanskrit | छाया | shadow; shade; shady place; reflection; shading... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | śćaHyáH | shade, shadow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃ih₂ | shadow, shade |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃- | darkness, shadow |