Where does “kisapmata” come from?

kisapmata (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog mata, from Proto-Philippine mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian mata, from Proto-Austronesian mata, from Proto-Austronesian maCa — eye organ.

kisapmata (Tagalog): eyeblink

Definitions

  1. eyeblink

Ancestry of “kisapmata”, step by step

kisapmata traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog mata

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogmataeye
2Proto-Philippinemataeye
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianmataeye
4Proto-Austronesianmataeye
5Proto-AustronesianmaCaeye organ

via Tagalog kisap

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogkisapwink; blink
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*ki(n)sap—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian maCa →