Where does “matuqa” come from?

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

Ancestry of “matuqa”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Proto-Malayo-Polynesian	(ma-)tuqah	old
2	Proto-Austronesian	(ma-)tuqaS	old

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