Where does “itam” come from?

itam (Acehnese) comes from Proto-Chamic *hitam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)qitəm — black.

itam (Acehnese): black absorbing all light

Definitions

  1. black absorbing all light

Ancestry of “itam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Chamic*hitam—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ma-)qitəmblack
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)qitəm →Every word from Proto-Chamic *hitam →