Where does “*mata” come from?

*mata (Proto-Chamic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian mata, from Proto-Austronesian mata, from Proto-Austronesian maCa — eye organ.

*mata (Proto-Chamic): eye organ

Definitions

  1. eye organ

Ancestry of “*mata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianmataeye
2Proto-Austronesianmataeye
3Proto-AustronesianmaCaeye organ

Words derived from “*mata”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian maCa →