Where does “tajam” come from?

tajam (Indonesian) comes from Malay tajam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tazəm, from Proto-Austronesian *Cazəm — sharp.

tajam (Indonesian): sharp

Definitions

  1. sharp

Ancestry of “tajam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaytajamsharp
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*tazəmsharp
3Proto-Austronesian*Cazəmsharp

Words derived from “tajam

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *CazəmEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tazəmEvery word from Malay tajam