Where does “lada itam” come from?

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

lada itam (Brunei Malay): black pepper

Definitions

  1. black pepper

Ancestry of “lada itam”, step by step

lada itam traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Brunei Malay itam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Brunei Malayitamblack
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ma-)qitəmblack

via Brunei Malay lada

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Brunei Malayladapepper, chilli UK or chili US
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlajaq—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)qitəm →Every word from Brunei Malay itam →