Where does “*tanəm” come from?

*tanəm (Austronesian) comes from Proto-Austronesian CaNəm — grave, to bury; to plant, to bury; bury.

Ancestry of “*tanəm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-AustronesianCaNəmgrave, to bury; to plant, to bury; bury

Words derived from “*tanəm

Every word from Proto-Austronesian CaNəm
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