Where does “kuman” come from?

kuman (Indonesian) comes from Malay kuman, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kuman.

kuman (Indonesian): germ

Definitions

  1. germ

Ancestry of “kuman”, step by step

kuman traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay kuman

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykumangerm; bacteria
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankuman—

via Proto-Austronesian kaən

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Austronesiankaənto eat
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kuman →Every word from Malay kuman →