mata

Fijian

noun
Definitions
  • face part of the body
  • eye organ

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Oceanic *mata inherited from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *mata inherited from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *mata inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata inherited from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Origin

Proto-Austronesian

*maCa

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