Where does “humay” come from?

humay (Cebuano) comes from Old Persian *Humāyah, from Swahili hu-, from Proto-Celtic su-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁su-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- — good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast.

humay (Cebuano): millet; the grass, "Oryza sativa"; rice; the seed...

Definitions

  1. millet; the grass, "Oryza sativa"; rice; the seed...

Ancestry of “humay”, step by step

humay traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Persian *Humāyah

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Persian*Humāyah—
2Swahilihu-Forms the habitual aspect in verbs; Negates a...
3Proto-Celticsu-good, well
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁su-good
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wes-good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast

via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *həmay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*həmayrice cooked seeds used as food
2Proto-Austronesian*Səmaycooked rice

Words derived from “humay”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁su- →Every word from Swahili hu- →