Where does “anak i mata” come from?

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

anak i mata (Proto-Malayo-Polynesian): pupil

Definitions

  1. pupil

Ancestry of “anak i mata”, step by step

anak i mata traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian mata

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

via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian anak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesiananakchild
2Proto-AustronesianaNakchild

Words derived from “anak i mata”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian maCa →Every word from Proto-Austronesian mata →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian mata →