Where does “cenderamata” come from?
cenderamata (Malay) comes from Malay mata, from Proto-Malayic mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian mata, from Proto-Austronesian mata, from Proto-Austronesian maCa — eye organ.
cenderamata (Malay): souvenir an item of sentimental value to remember an event or location
Definitions
- souvenir an item of sentimental value to remember an event or location
Ancestry of “cenderamata”, step by step
cenderamata traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Malay mata
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | mata | eye; edge; hole |
| 2 | Proto-Malayic | mata | eye |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | mata | eye |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | mata | eye |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | maCa | eye organ |
via Malay cendera
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | cendera | moon |
| 2 | Sanskrit | चन्द्र | glittering, shining (as gold), having the brilliancy or hue of light (said of gods, of water and of soma) |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | (s)ćandrás | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | (s)čandrás | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kand- | to glow, shine; to shine, glow |