Where does “omei” come from?

omei (Simalungun Batak) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *həmay, from Proto-Austronesian *Səmay — cooked rice.

omei (Simalungun Batak): paddy unmilled rice, rice plant

Definitions

  1. paddy unmilled rice, rice plant

Ancestry of “omei”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*həmayrice cooked seeds used as food
2Proto-Austronesian*Səmaycooked rice
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *Səmay →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *həmay →