Where does “qom” come from?

qom (Atayal) comes from Proto-Atayalic *qagum, from Proto-Austronesian qaʀəm — pangolin, scaly anteater.

qom (Atayal): pangolin

Definitions

  1. pangolin

Ancestry of “qom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Atayalic*qagumpangolin, scaly anteater
2Proto-Austronesianqaʀəmpangolin, scaly anteater
Every word from Proto-Austronesian qaʀəm →Every word from Proto-Atayalic *qagum →
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