Where does “*quma” come from?

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

Ancestry of “*quma”, step by step

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

Words derived from “*quma

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *qumahEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quma