Where does “mencolok mata” come from?

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

mencolok mata (Malay): eye-catching

Definitions

  1. eye-catching

Ancestry of “mencolok mata”, step by step

mencolok mata 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 mencolok

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaymencolok
Every word from Proto-Austronesian maCaEvery word from Proto-Austronesian mataEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian mata
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