Where does “umu” come from?

umu (English) comes from Maori umu — oven.

umu (English): An earth oven used by the Maori

Definitions

  1. An earth oven used by the Maori

Ancestry of “umu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maoriumuoven
Every word from Maori umu
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