Where does “kata nama” come from?

kata nama (Indonesian) comes from Malay kata nama, from Arabic اِسْم, from Proto-Semitic šim-, from Proto-Afroasiatic sim- — name.

kata nama (Indonesian): noun

Definitions

  1. noun

Ancestry of “kata nama”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykata namanoun
2Arabicاِسْمname, appellation; noun; name; reputation
3Proto-Semiticšim-name
4Proto-Afroasiaticsim-name
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic sim- →Every word from Proto-Semitic šim- →Every word from Arabic اِسْم →