Where does “ruma” come from?
ruma (Hiri Motu) comes from Proto-Oceanic *ʀumaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ʀumaq, from Proto-Austronesian ʀumaq.
ruma (Hiri Motu): house
Ancestry of “ruma”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Oceanic | *ʀumaq | — |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | ʀumaq | — |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | ʀumaq | — |