Where does “*huma” come from?

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

*huma (Proto-Chamic): cultivated field

Definitions

  1. cultivated field

Ancestry of “*huma”, step by step

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

Words derived from “*huma”

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