Where does “malam” come from?

malam (Brunei Malay) comes from Proto-Malayic *maləm, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maləm.

malam (Brunei Malay): The time of the day between dusk and midnight; evening or night

Definitions

  1. The time of the day between dusk and midnight; evening or night

Ancestry of “malam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayic*maləmnight
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*maləm—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maləm →Every word from Proto-Malayic *maləm →