Where does “inum” come from?

inum (Tausug) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian inum, from Proto-Austronesian *inum.

inum (Tausug): drinking

Definitions

  1. drinking

Ancestry of “inum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianinumto drink
2Proto-Austronesian*inum—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *inum →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian inum →
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