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Where does “mata” come from?

mata (Proto-Oceanic) comes from Proto-Austronesian maCa.

mata (Proto-Oceanic): eye

Definitions

  1. eye

Ancestry of “mata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-AustronesianmaCa—

Words derived from “mata”

  • maka
  • Maka
  • Makanui
  • Kamaka
  • maka
  • matapea
  • mata
  • mata
  • mata
  • mata
  • mata
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