Where does “lumot” come from?

lumot (Cebuano) comes from Proto-Philippine lumut, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian lumut — moss.

lumot (Cebuano): moss; any of various small, green, seedless...

Definitions

  1. moss; any of various small, green, seedless...

Ancestry of “lumot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippinelumut—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlumutmoss
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian lumut →Every word from Proto-Philippine lumut →