Where does “uma” come from?

uma (Tausug) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quma, from Proto-Austronesian *qumah — swidden.

uma (Tausug): farm; field

Definitions

  1. farm; field

Ancestry of “uma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*qumafarm
2Proto-Austronesian*qumahswidden
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *qumah →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quma →