Where does “nem” come from?

nem (Eastern Cham) comes from Proto-Chamic *nam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ənəm, from Proto-Austronesian ənəm, from Proto-Austroasiatic *ənəm.

nem (Eastern Cham): six

Definitions

  1. six

Ancestry of “nem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Chamic*namsix
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianənəmsix
3Proto-Austronesianənəmsix
4Proto-Austroasiatic*ənəm
Every word from Proto-Austroasiatic *ənəm
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