Where does “nam” come from?

nam (Acehnese) comes from Proto-Chamic *nam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ənəm, from Proto-Austronesian ənəm, from Proto-Austroasiatic *ənəm.

nam (Acehnese): six

Definitions

  1. six

Ancestry of “nam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Chamic*namsix
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianənəmsix
3Proto-Austronesianənəmsix
4Proto-Austroasiatic*ənəm
Every word from Proto-Austroasiatic *ənəm