Where does “lumot” come from?
lumot (Masbatenyo) comes from Proto-Philippine lumut, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian lumut.
lumot (Masbatenyo): moss
Ancestry of “lumot”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Philippine | lumut | — |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | lumut | — |