Where does “unom” come from?
unom (Waray-Waray) comes from Proto-Philippine ənəm, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ənəm, from Proto-Austronesian ənəm, from Proto-Austroasiatic *ənəm.
unom (Waray-Waray): six
Ancestry of “unom”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Philippine | ənəm | six |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | ənəm | six |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | ənəm | six |
| 4 | Proto-Austroasiatic | *ənəm | — |