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Where does “-um-” come from?

-um- (Tagalog) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian -um-, from Proto-Austronesian -um-.

-um- (Tagalog): Infix form of um-

Definitions

  1. Infix form of um-

Ancestry of “-um-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian-um-—
2Proto-Austronesian-um-—

Words derived from “-um-”

  • Lumapas
  • lumipad
  • lumutang
  • umibig
  • humiram
  • tumimos
  • umiwas
  • lumayo
  • humiga
  • pumisik
  • gumalaw
  • pumatay
  • umiyak
  • ngumuya
  • pumalakpak
  • lumakdang
  • yumupyop
  • tumayo
  • humalik
  • yumari
  • yumabang
  • yumamot
  • umupo
  • yumuko
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