Where does “gamut” come from?

gamut (Tausug) comes from Proto-Philippine *ʀamut, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀamut — fibrous roots.

gamut (Tausug): root

Definitions

  1. root

Ancestry of “gamut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippine*ʀamutfibrous roots
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*ʀamutfibrous roots
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀamut →Every word from Proto-Philippine *ʀamut →
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