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Where does “lumot” come from?

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

lumot (Tagalog): moss; general name for algae

Definitions

  1. moss; general name for algae

Ancestry of “lumot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippinelumut—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlumut—

Words derived from “lumot”

  • dalublumutan
  • malumot
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian lumut →