Where does “malamos” come from?

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

Ancestry of “malamos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centrallamos—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*lemes—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lemes →Every word from Bikol Central lamos →