Where does “umwa” come from?

umwa (Arosi) comes from Proto-Oceanic *quma, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *quma, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *quma, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quma, from Proto-Austronesian *qumah — swidden.

umwa (Arosi): to weed a garden

Definitions

  1. to weed a garden

Ancestry of “umwa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanic*qumagarden
2Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*quma—
3Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*quma—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*qumafarm
5Proto-Austronesian*qumahswidden
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *qumah →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quma →Every word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *quma →