Where does “mata” come from?

mata (Malay) comes from Proto-Malayic mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian mata, from Proto-Austronesian mata, from Proto-Austronesian maCa — eye organ.

mata (Malay): eye; edge; hole

Definitions

  1. eye; edge; hole

Ancestry of “mata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayicmataeye
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianmataeye
3Proto-Austronesianmataeye
4Proto-AustronesianmaCaeye organ

Words derived from “mata”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian maCa →