Where does “gamut” come from?

gamut (Maguindanao) comes from Proto-Philippine *ʀamut, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀamut — fibrous roots.

gamut (Maguindanao): medicine

Definitions

  1. medicine

Ancestry of “gamut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippine*ʀamutfibrous roots
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*ʀamutfibrous roots
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀamut →Every word from Proto-Philippine *ʀamut →