Where does “pag-inom” come from?

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

pag-inom (Tagalog): act of drinking

Definitions

  1. act of drinking

Ancestry of “pag-inom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagaloginomact of drinking; act of taking a dose of medicine
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianinumto drink
3Proto-Austronesian*inum—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *inum →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian inum →Every word from Tagalog inom →