Where does “abdi dalem” come from?

abdi dalem (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian dalem, from Javanese ꦢꦊꦩ꧀, from Old Javanese dalem, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian daləm, from Proto-Austronesian daləm — inside; deep.

abdi dalem (Indonesian): royal household servant

Definitions

royal household servant

Ancestry of “abdi dalem”, step by step

abdi dalem traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian dalem

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Indonesian	dalem	I, me (as a response when called)
2	Javanese	ꦢꦊꦩ꧀	in, inside, within
3	Old Javanese	dalem	interior inner part
4	Proto-Malayo-Polynesian	daləm	inside; deep
5	Proto-Austronesian	daləm	inside; deep

via Indonesian abdi

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Indonesian	abdi	subordinate
2	Malay	abdi	A slave
3	Classical Malay	عبدي	—
4	Arabic	عَبْد	servant, slave; servant; slave

Every word from Proto-Austronesian daləm →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian daləm →Every word from Old Javanese dalem →