Where does “malumot” come from?

malumot (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central lumot, from Proto-Philippine lumut, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian lumut — moss.

malumot (Bikol Central): full or covered with moss; mossy

Definitions

  1. full or covered with moss; mossy

Ancestry of “malumot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centrallumotmoss
2Proto-Philippinelumut
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlumutmoss
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian lumutEvery word from Proto-Philippine lumutEvery word from Bikol Central lumot
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