Where does “gamot” come from?

gamot (Bikol Central) comes from Proto-Philippine *ʀamut, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀamut — fibrous roots.

Ancestry of “gamot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippine*ʀamutfibrous roots
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*ʀamutfibrous roots
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀamut →Every word from Proto-Philippine *ʀamut →