Etymology Explorer
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Where does “inom” come from?
inom (Bikol Central) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian inum, from Proto-Austronesian *inum.
Ancestry of “inom”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
inum
to drink
2
Proto-Austronesian
*inum
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Words derived from “inom”
inomon
inumon
mag-inom
nakainom
parainom
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