Where does “lumot” come from?

lumot (Hanunoo) comes from Proto-Philippine lumut, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian lumut — moss.

lumot (Hanunoo): moss plants of the division Bryophyta, especially that found on trees

Definitions

  1. moss plants of the division Bryophyta, especially that found on trees

Ancestry of “lumot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippinelumut—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlumutmoss
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian lumut →Every word from Proto-Philippine lumut →