Where does “segi enam” come from?

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

segi enam (Indonesian): hexagon

Definitions

  1. hexagon

Ancestry of “segi enam”, step by step

segi enam traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian enam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianenamsix
2Malayenamsix
3Proto-Malayicənəmsix
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianənəmsix
5Proto-Austronesianənəmsix
6Proto-Austroasiatic*ənəm

via Indonesian segi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiansegiside
2Malaysegi
Every word from Proto-Austroasiatic *ənəmEvery word from Proto-Austronesian ənəmEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ənəm
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