Where does “mainom” come from?

mainom (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano inom, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian inum, from Proto-Austronesian *inum.

mainom (Cebuano): potable, drinkable; beverage, drink

Definitions

  1. potable, drinkable; beverage, drink

Ancestry of “mainom”, step by step

mainom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano inom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CebuanoinomTo drink; To consume alcoholic beverage
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianinumto drink
3Proto-Austronesian*inum—

via Cebuano ma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoma—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *inum →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian inum →Every word from Cebuano inom →
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