Where does “dalem” come from?

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

dalem (Indonesian): I, me (as a response when called)

Definitions

I, me (as a response when called)

Ancestry of “dalem”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Javanese	ꦢꦊꦩ꧀	in, inside, within
2	Old Javanese	dalem	interior inner part
3	Proto-Malayo-Polynesian	daləm	inside; deep
4	Proto-Austronesian	daləm	inside; deep

Words derived from “dalem”

abdi dalem

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