Where does “dalam” come from?

dalam (Eastern Cham) comes from Proto-Chamic *dalam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian daləm, from Proto-Austronesian daləm — inside; deep.

dalam (Eastern Cham): deep

Definitions

  1. deep

Ancestry of “dalam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Chamic*dalaminside
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandaləminside; deep
3Proto-Austronesiandaləminside; deep
Every word from Proto-Austronesian daləm →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian daləm →Every word from Proto-Chamic *dalam →