Where does “inum” come from?

inum (Simalungun Batak) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian inum, from Proto-Austronesian *inum.

inum (Simalungun Batak): to drink

Definitions

  1. to drink

Ancestry of “inum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianinumto drink
2Proto-Austronesian*inum—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *inum →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian inum →