Where does “tanaman” come from?

tanaman (Classical Malay) comes from Malay tanaman, from Malay tanam, from Proto-Malayic tanəm, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tanəm, from Proto-Austronesian CaNəm — grave, to bury; to plant, to bury; bury.

tanaman (Classical Malay): plant

Definitions

  1. plant

Ancestry of “tanaman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaytanamanplant
2Malaytanamto plant; to bury
3Proto-Malayictanəm—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantanəmto plant; plant
5Proto-AustronesianCaNəmgrave, to bury; to plant, to bury; bury

Words derived from “tanaman”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian CaNəm →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tanəm →Every word from Proto-Malayic tanəm →