Where does “nam” come from?

nam (Indonesian) comes from Malay nam, from Malay enam, from Proto-Malayic ənəm, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ənəm, from Proto-Austronesian ənəm, from Proto-Austroasiatic *ənəm.

nam (Indonesian): six

Definitions

  1. six

Ancestry of “nam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalaynamAlternative form of enam; six
2Malayenamsix
3Proto-Malayicənəmsix
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianənəmsix
5Proto-Austronesianənəmsix
6Proto-Austroasiatic*ənəm—
Every word from Proto-Austroasiatic *ənəm →Every word from Proto-Austronesian ənəm →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ənəm →