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Where does “inom” come from?

inom (Tagalog) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian inum, from Proto-Austronesian *inum.

inom (Tagalog): act of drinking; act of taking a dose of medicine

Definitions

  1. act of drinking; act of taking a dose of medicine

Ancestry of “inom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianinumto drink
2Proto-Austronesian*inum—

Words derived from “inom”

  • inuman
  • uminom
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *inum →