Where does “xomot” come from?

xomot (Ivatan) comes from Proto-Philippine lumut, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian lumut — moss.

xomot (Ivatan): moss

Definitions

  1. moss

Ancestry of “xomot”, step by step

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