Where does “gamotpulong” come from?

gamotpulong (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano gamot, from Proto-Philippine *ʀamut, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀamut — fibrous roots.

gamotpulong (Cebuano): root word

Definitions

  1. root word

Ancestry of “gamotpulong”, step by step

gamotpulong traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano gamot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanogamotroot
2Proto-Philippine*ʀamutfibrous roots
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*ʀamutfibrous roots

via Cebuano pulong

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanopulongthe smallest unit of language which has a...
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀamut →Every word from Proto-Philippine *ʀamut →Every word from Cebuano gamot →