Where does “parauma” come from?

parauma (Masbatenyo) comes from Masbatenyo uma, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quma, from Proto-Austronesian *qumah — swidden.

parauma (Masbatenyo): farmer

Definitions

  1. farmer

Ancestry of “parauma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Masbatenyoumafarm
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*qumafarm
3Proto-Austronesian*qumahswidden
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *qumah →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quma →Every word from Masbatenyo uma →