Where does “*ʀumaq” come from?
*ʀumaq (Proto-Oceanic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ʀumaq, from Proto-Austronesian ʀumaq.
Ancestry of “*ʀumaq”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | ʀumaq | — |
| 2 | Proto-Austronesian | ʀumaq | — |