Where does “matarom” come from?

matarom (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central tarom, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tazəm, from Proto-Austronesian *Cazəm — sharp.

Ancestry of “matarom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centraltarom—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*tazəmsharp
3Proto-Austronesian*Cazəmsharp
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *Cazəm →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tazəm →Every word from Bikol Central tarom →
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