Where does “dalam hal” come from?

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

dalam hal (Indonesian): in relation to; in reference to; in terms of

Definitions

  1. in relation to; in reference to; in terms of

Ancestry of “dalam hal”, step by step

dalam hal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian dalam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiandalamdeep; inside, indoors; interior
2Malaydalamdeep; inside, in, within; indoor
3Javaneseꦢꦊꦩ꧀in, inside, within
4Old Javanesedaleminterior inner part
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandaləminside; deep
6Proto-Austronesiandaləminside; deep

via Indonesian hal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianhalcircumstance, state, condition; affair, case,...
2Malayhalthing; circumstance, state, condition; affair,...
3Arabicحَالcase, state of things; state, condition;...
Every word from Proto-Austronesian daləm →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian daləm →Every word from Old Javanese dalem →