Where does “makalamos” come from?

makalamos (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central lamos, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lemes.

Ancestry of “makalamos”, step by step

makalamos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bikol Central lamos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centrallamos—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*lemes—

via Bikol Central maka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralmaka—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lemes →Every word from Bikol Central lamos →
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