Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/maCa

This Proto-Austronesian 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-Austronesian

Etymology

Compare Proto-Kra-Dai *maTa: (“eye”) and Proto-Austroasiatic *matʔ (“eye”).

Alternative reconstructions

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mat͡sa/

Noun

*maCa

  1. eye (organ)

Descendants

  • Paiwan: matsa
  • Amis: mata
  • Bunun: mata
  • Kavalan: mata
  • Tsou: mcoo
  • Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *mata (see there for further descendants)

References

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