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

  1. eye (organ)

Descendants

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