Where does “parauma” come from?

parauma (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central uma, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quma, from Proto-Austronesian *qumah — swidden.

Ancestry of “parauma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centraluma
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*qumafarm
3Proto-Austronesian*qumahswidden
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *qumahEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qumaEvery word from Bikol Central uma
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