Where does “lumutu” come from?

lumutu (Uneapa) comes from Proto-Oceanic lumut, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian lumut — moss.

lumutu (Uneapa): algae, moss

Definitions

  1. algae, moss

Ancestry of “lumutu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceaniclumut—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlumutmoss
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian lumut →Every word from Proto-Oceanic lumut →