Where does “olom” come from?

olom (Lubuagan Kalinga) comes from Proto-Philippine ənəm, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ənəm, from Proto-Austronesian ənəm, from Proto-Austroasiatic *ənəm.

olom (Lubuagan Kalinga): six

Definitions

  1. six

Ancestry of “olom”, step by step

olom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Philippine ənəm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippineənəmsix
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianənəmsix
3Proto-Austronesianənəmsix
4Proto-Austroasiatic*ənəm—

via Hungarian öl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianölto kill, slay, murder; to devote, sacrifice,...
2Proto-Uralicsülebosom, lap, open arms
3Proto-Turkic*sögilwart
Every word from Proto-Austroasiatic *ənəm →Every word from Proto-Austronesian ənəm →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ənəm →