Where does “matang-baka” come from?

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

matang-baka (Tagalog): big-eyed scad (Selar crumenophthalmus)

Definitions

  1. big-eyed scad (Selar crumenophthalmus)

Ancestry of “matang-baka”, step by step

matang-baka 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 baka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbakacow; beef; maybe, probably
2Spanishvacacow; beef; leather
3Latinvaccacow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwokeh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian maCa →Every word from Proto-Austronesian mata →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian mata →