Where does “pilikmata” come from?
pilikmata (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog mata, from Proto-Philippine mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian mata, from Proto-Austronesian mata, from Proto-Austronesian maCa.
pilikmata (Tagalog): eyelash
Ancestry of “pilikmata”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | mata | eye |
| 2 | Proto-Philippine | mata | eye |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | mata | eye |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | mata | eye |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | maCa | — |