Where does “tanam” come from?

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

tanam (Iban): to plant

Definitions

  1. to plant

Ancestry of “tanam”, step by step

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

Words derived from “tanam”

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