Where does “dalam-dalam” come from?

dalam-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-dalam (Indonesian): deeply

Definitions

  1. deeply

Ancestry of “dalam-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-dalam”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian daləm →