Where does “ambon” come from?

ambon (Bikol Central) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ambun, from Proto-Austronesian ambun — dew.

Ancestry of “ambon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianambundew
2Proto-Austronesianambundew

Words derived from “ambon”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian ambun →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ambun →
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