Where does “*mataku” come from?

*mataku (Proto-Polynesian) comes from Proto-Oceanic *matakut, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *matakut, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *matakut, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *matakut, from Proto-Austronesian *matakut — afraid, scared.

Ancestry of “*mataku”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanic*matakutto be afraid, to be scared
2Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*matakut—
3Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*matakut—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*matakutafraid, scared
5Proto-Austronesian*matakutafraid, scared

Words derived from “*mataku”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *matakut →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *matakut →Every word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *matakut →