Where does “matuqa” come from?

matuqa (Proto-Oceanic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)tuqah, from Proto-Austronesian (ma-)tuqaS — old.

matuqa (Proto-Oceanic): mature, full-grown, ripe

Definitions

  1. mature, full-grown, ripe

Ancestry of “matuqa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ma-)tuqahold
2Proto-Austronesian(ma-)tuqaSold
Every word from Proto-Austronesian (ma-)tuqaS →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)tuqah →