Where does “mahilom” come from?

mahilom (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano hilom, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian hidəm — silent.

mahilom (Cebuano): quiet

Definitions

  1. quiet

Ancestry of “mahilom”, step by step

mahilom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano hilom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CebuanohilomFree from sound or noise; absolutely still;...
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianhidəmsilent

via Cebuano ma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoma—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian hidəm →Every word from Cebuano hilom →