Where does “itam” come from?

itam (Brunei Malay) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)qitəm — black.

itam (Brunei Malay): black

Definitions

  1. black

Ancestry of “itam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ma-)qitəmblack

Words derived from “itam

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)qitəm