Where does “lemah” come from?

lemah (Balinese) comes from Old Javanese lĕmah, from Proto-Mon-Khmer sləmʔ.

lemah (Balinese): ground, soil

Definitions

  1. ground, soil

Ancestry of “lemah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Javaneselĕmahearth
2Proto-Mon-Khmersləmʔ—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer sləmʔ →Every word from Old Javanese lĕmah →