Where does “mata” come from?

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

mata (Proto-Malayo-Chamic): eye

Definitions

  1. eye

Ancestry of “mata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Austronesianmataeye
2Proto-AustronesianmaCaeye organ
Every word from Proto-Austronesian maCa →Every word from Proto-Austronesian mata →