Where does “dalam” come from?

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

dalam (Indonesian): deep; inside, indoors; interior

Definitions

  1. deep; inside, indoors; interior

Ancestry of “dalam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaydalamdeep; inside, in, within; indoor
2Javaneseꦢꦊꦩ꧀in, inside, within
3Old Javanesedaleminterior inner part
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandaləminside; deep
5Proto-Austronesiandaləminside; deep

Words derived from “dalam”

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