Where does “hamu” come from?

hamu (Eastern Cham) comes from Proto-Chamic *huma, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quma, from Proto-Austronesian *qumah — swidden.

hamu (Eastern Cham): field, especially rice field

Definitions

  1. field, especially rice field

Ancestry of “hamu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Chamic*humacultivated field
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*qumafarm
3Proto-Austronesian*qumahswidden
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *qumah →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quma →Every word from Proto-Chamic *huma →