Where does “pahidam” come from?

pahidam (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central hidam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hinzam, from Proto-Austronesian Səzam.

Ancestry of “pahidam”, step by step

pahidam traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bikol Central hidam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralhidam
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*hinzam
3Proto-AustronesianSəzam

via Bikol Central pa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralpa
Every word from Proto-Austronesian SəzamEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hinzamEvery word from Bikol Central hidam
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