Where does “kulay-lumot” come from?

kulay-lumot (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog lumot, from Proto-Philippine lumut, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian lumut — moss.

kulay-lumot (Tagalog): moss green

Definitions

  1. moss green

Ancestry of “kulay-lumot”, step by step

kulay-lumot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog lumot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagaloglumotmoss; general name for algae
2Proto-Philippinelumut—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlumutmoss

via Tagalog kulay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogkulaycolor
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*kuray—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian lumut →Every word from Proto-Philippine lumut →Every word from Tagalog lumot →
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