Where does “katam-ison” come from?

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

katam-ison (Cebuano): sweetness

Definitions

  1. sweetness

Ancestry of “katam-ison”, step by step

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

via Cebuano tam-is

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

via Cebuano ka- -on

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoka- -on—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taq(ə)mis →Every word from Cebuano tam-is →