Reconstruction:Proto-Chamic/mata

This Proto-Chamic 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-Chamic

Etymology

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

Noun

*mata

1. eye (organ)

Descendants

• Acehnese: mata
• Coastal Chamic:
  • Cham:
    • Eastern Cham: mɨta
    • Western Cham: mata
• Highlands Chamic:
  • Chru-Northern Chamic:
    • Chru: mta:
    • Northern Chamic:
      • Northern Roglai: mata
      • Tsat: ta³³
  • Bih: mata
  • Jarai: mơta