Where does “mag-uuma” come from?
mag-uuma (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano uma, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quma, from Proto-Austronesian *qumah.
mag-uuma (Cebuano): a farmer; a peasant
Ancestry of “mag-uuma”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | uma | — |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *quma | — |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | *qumah | — |