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Where does “tam-is” come from?

tam-is (Cebuano) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taq(ə)mis.

tam-is (Cebuano): sweet

Definitions

  1. sweet

Ancestry of “tam-is”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantaq(ə)mis—

Words derived from “tam-is”

  • katam-ison
  • katam-is
  • matam-is
  • Catamisan
  • hinam-is
  • Catam-isan
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