Where does “umoh” come from?

umoh (Bau Bidayuh) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quma, from Proto-Austronesian *qumah — swidden.

umoh (Bau Bidayuh): field, especially rice field

Definitions

  1. field, especially rice field

Ancestry of “umoh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*qumafarm
2Proto-Austronesian*qumahswidden
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *qumah →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quma →