Where does “kahumok” come from?

kahumok (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano humok, from Proto-Austronesian *lemek.

kahumok (Cebuano): softness; the quality of being soft; flexibility;...

Definitions

  1. softness; the quality of being soft; flexibility;...

Ancestry of “kahumok”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanohumoksoft; weak
2Proto-Austronesian*lemek—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *lemek →Every word from Cebuano humok →