Reconstruction:Proto-Oceanic/mata

This Proto-Oceanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Oceanic

Etymology

From Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

*mata

eye (organ)

Descendants

Central Eastern Oceanic:
- Fijian: mata
- Micronesian:
  - Gilbertese: mata
- Southern Oceanic:
  - Tolomako: nata
Western Oceanic:
- Proto-Polynesian: *mata (see there for further descendants)

External links

Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *maCa

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