Where does “tanom” come from?

tanom (Chamorro) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tanəm, from Proto-Austronesian CaNəm — grave, to bury; to plant, to bury; bury.

tanom (Chamorro): to plant

Definitions

  1. to plant

Ancestry of “tanom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantanəmto plant; plant
2Proto-AustronesianCaNəmgrave, to bury; to plant, to bury; bury

Words derived from “tanom”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian CaNəm →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tanəm →