Where does “uma” come from?

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

uma (Masbatenyo): farm

Definitions

  1. farm

Ancestry of “uma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*qumafarm
2Proto-Austronesian*qumahswidden

Words derived from “uma”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *qumah →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quma →