Where does “tinanom” come from?

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

tinanom (Chamorro): plant

Definitions

  1. plant

Ancestry of “tinanom”, step by step

tinanom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Chamorro tanom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chamorrotanomto plant
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantanəmto plant; plant
3Proto-AustronesianCaNəmgrave, to bury; to plant, to bury; bury

via Bikol Central tanom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centraltanom—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian CaNəm →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tanəm →Every word from Chamorro tanom →