Where does “katam-is” come from?

katam-is (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano tam-is, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taq(ə)mis.

katam-is (Cebuano): sweetness; the condition of being sweet or sugary

Definitions

  1. sweetness; the condition of being sweet or sugary

Ancestry of “katam-is”, step by step

katam-is traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano tam-is

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanotam-issweet
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantaq(ə)mis—

via Cebuano ka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoka—

Words derived from “katam-is”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taq(ə)mis →Every word from Cebuano tam-is →