Where does “enam” come from?

enam (Iban) comes from Proto-Malayic ənəm, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ənəm, from Proto-Austronesian ənəm, from Proto-Austroasiatic *ənəm.

enam (Iban): six

Definitions

  1. six

Ancestry of “enam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayicənəmsix
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianənəmsix
3Proto-Austronesianənəmsix
4Proto-Austroasiatic*ənəm—
Every word from Proto-Austroasiatic *ənəm →Every word from Proto-Austronesian ənəm →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ənəm →