Where does “ʼngam” come from?
ʼngam (Bahnar) comes from Proto-Bahnaric ʔŋaːm, from Proto-Mon-Khmer lŋaam — sweet.
ʼngam (Bahnar): sweet
Ancestry of “ʼngam”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Bahnaric | ʔŋaːm | — |
| 2 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | lŋaam | sweet |