Where does “filem” come from?
filem (Javanese) comes from Dutch film, from English Film, from Russian фильм, from English film, from Middle English filme, from Old English filmen, from Proto-West Germanic *filmīn-, from Proto-Germanic *filmīn-.
filem (Javanese): film
Ancestry of “filem”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | film | film, movie |
| 2 | English | Film | — |
| 3 | Russian | фильм | film, movie |
| 4 | English | film | A thin layer of some substance; a pellicle; a... |
| 5 | Middle English | filme | film, membrane |
| 6 | Old English | filmen | membrane; caul; foreskin |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *filmīn- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *filmīn- | — |