Where does “maca” come from?

maca (Rukai) comes from Proto-Rukai *maca, from Proto-Austronesian maCa — eye organ.

maca (Rukai): eye

Definitions

  1. eye

Ancestry of “maca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Rukai*macaeye organ
2Proto-AustronesianmaCaeye organ
Every word from Proto-Austronesian maCa
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