Where does “matahari” come from?

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

matahari (Malay): sun

Definitions

  1. sun

Ancestry of “matahari”, step by step

matahari 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 hari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayhariday
2Proto-Malayicariday
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianwaʀiday
4Proto-Austronesianwaʀiday; sun; to dry

Words derived from “matahari”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian maCa →Every word from Proto-Austronesian mata →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian mata →
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