Where does “ruma” come from?

ruma (Hiri Motu) comes from Proto-Oceanic *ʀumaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ʀumaq, from Proto-Austronesian ʀumaq — house.

ruma (Hiri Motu): house

Definitions

  1. house

Ancestry of “ruma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanic*ʀumaqhouse
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianʀumaqhouse
3Proto-Austronesianʀumaqhouse
Every word from Proto-Austronesian ʀumaq →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ʀumaq →Every word from Proto-Oceanic *ʀumaq →