Where does “kaunom” come from?

kaunom (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano unom, from Proto-Philippine ənəm, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ənəm, from Proto-Austronesian ənəm, from Proto-Austroasiatic *ənəm.

kaunom (Cebuano): shortened form of makaunom

Definitions

  1. shortened form of makaunom

Ancestry of “kaunom”, step by step

kaunom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano unom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanounomsix
2Proto-Philippineənəmsix
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianənəmsix
4Proto-Austronesianənəmsix
5Proto-Austroasiatic*ənəm

via Cebuano ka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoka
Every word from Proto-Austroasiatic *ənəmEvery word from Proto-Austronesian ənəmEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ənəm