Where does “mata angin” come from?

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

mata angin (Malay): cardinal direction; compass point

Definitions

  1. cardinal direction; compass point

Ancestry of “mata angin”, step by step

mata angin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay mata

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaymataeye; edge; hole
2Proto-Malayicmataeye
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianmataeye
4Proto-Austronesianmataeye
5Proto-AustronesianmaCaeye organ

via Malay angin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayanginwind
2Proto-Malayicaŋinwind
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianhaŋinwind
4Proto-Austronesianhaŋin—
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