Where does “mata” come from?
mata (Sangir) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian mata, from Proto-Austronesian mata, from Proto-Austronesian maCa.
mata (Sangir): eye
Ancestry of “mata”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | mata | eye |
| 2 | Proto-Austronesian | mata | eye |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | maCa | — |