Where does “malikmata” come from?

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

malikmata (Tagalog): someone or something perceived to be someone or something but on the contrary; someone or something mistaken for someone or something

Definitions

  1. someone or something perceived to be someone or something but on the contrary; someone or something mistaken for someone or something

Ancestry of “malikmata”, step by step

malikmata 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 malik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogmalikinfinitive: to return
2Tagalogbumalikto return; to come back
3Tagalog-um-Infix form of um-
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesian-um-inflectional affix marking actor voice
5Proto-Austronesian-um-inflectional infix marking actor voice
Every word from Proto-Austronesian maCa →