Where does “lumi” come from?

lumi (Fijian) comes from Proto-Oceanic lumut, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian lumut — moss.

lumi (Fijian): moss

Definitions

  1. moss

Ancestry of “lumi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceaniclumut—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlumutmoss
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian lumut →Every word from Proto-Oceanic lumut →