Where does “putihkan mata” come from?
putihkan 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.
putihkan mata (Malay): To embarrass
Definitions
- To embarrass
Ancestry of “putihkan mata”, step by step
putihkan mata 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 putihkan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | putihkan | To make something white; to whiten |
| 2 | Malay | putih | white |
| 3 | Classical Malay | putih | white |
| 4 | Proto-Malayic | putih | white |
| 5 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | (ma-)putiq | white |