Where does “*matakut” come from?

*matakut (Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *matakut, from Proto-Austronesian *matakut — afraid, scared.

Ancestry of “*matakut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*matakutafraid, scared
2Proto-Austronesian*matakutafraid, scared

Words derived from “*matakut

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *matakutEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *matakut