Where does “lumoton” come from?

lumoton (Waray-Waray) comes from Waray-Waray lumot, from Proto-Philippine lumut, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian lumut — moss.

lumoton (Waray-Waray): mossy

Definitions

  1. mossy

Ancestry of “lumoton”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Waray-Waraylumotmoss
2Proto-Philippinelumut—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlumutmoss
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian lumut →Every word from Proto-Philippine lumut →Every word from Waray-Waray lumot →