Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/mata

This Proto-Malayic 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-Malayic

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *mata.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mata/

Noun

*mata

1. eye (organ)

Descendants

• Iban: mata
• Kendayan: mata
• Malayan:
  • Brunei Malay: mata
  • Malay: mata
    • Indonesian: mata
  • Minangkabau: mato
  • Pattani Malay: ماتاوْ (matɔ)
• Urak Lawoi': มาตา (mata)