Where does “omah” come from?

omah (Amis) comes from Proto-Austronesian *qumah — swidden.

omah (Amis): rice paddy

Definitions

  1. rice paddy

Ancestry of “omah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Austronesian*qumahswidden
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *qumah