Where does “himuti” come from?

himuti (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog puti, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian putiq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)putiq — white.

himuti (Tagalog): final picking of fruits from trees following previous pickings

Definitions

  1. final picking of fruits from trees following previous pickings

Ancestry of “himuti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogputiwhite; white; Caucasian
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianputiqwhite
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ma-)putiqwhite
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)putiq →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian putiq →Every word from Tagalog puti →