Where does “wair mata” come from?

wair mata (Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian wahiʀ ni mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian mata, from Proto-Austronesian mata, from Proto-Austronesian maCa — eye organ.

wair mata (Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi): tear

Definitions

  1. tear

Ancestry of “wair mata”, step by step

wair mata traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian wahiʀ ni mata

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianwahiʀ ni matatear
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianmataeye
3Proto-Austronesianmataeye
4Proto-AustronesianmaCaeye organ

via Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi wair

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Sunda-Sulawesiwairwater
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianwahiʀwater

via Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi mata

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Sunda-Sulawesimataeye
Every word from Proto-Austronesian maCa →Every word from Proto-Austronesian mata →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian mata →