Where does “mata” come from?

mata (Maori) comes from Polynesian *mata.

mata (Maori): raw; eye

Definitions

  1. raw; eye

Ancestry of “mata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polynesian*mata—

Words derived from “mata”

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