Where does “yamo” come from?
yamo (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog bayaan, from Swahili -baya, from Cornish bay, from Middle Cornish bay, from Middle English baye, from Old English beġ — berry.
yamo (Tagalog): covetousness; avarice; stubble
Definitions
- covetousness; avarice; stubble
Ancestry of “yamo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | bayaan | — |
| 2 | Swahili | -baya | — |
| 3 | Cornish | bay | kiss |
| 4 | Middle Cornish | bay | — |
| 5 | Middle English | baye | — |
| 6 | Old English | beġ | berry |
Words derived from “yamo”