Where does “mataku” come from?

mataku (Rapa Nui) comes from Proto-Polynesian *mataku, 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.

mataku (Rapa Nui): afraid

Definitions

  1. afraid

Ancestry of “mataku”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesian*mataku—
2Proto-Oceanic*matakutto be afraid, to be scared
3Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*matakut—
4Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*matakut—
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*matakutafraid, scared
6Proto-Austronesian*matakutafraid, scared
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *matakut →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *matakut →Every word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *matakut →