Etymology Explorer › Javanese

Where does “nem” come from?

nem (Javanese) comes from Javanese enem, from Old Javanese [[nĕm]], [[ĕnĕm]], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ənəm, from Proto-Austronesian ənəm, from Proto-Austroasiatic *ənəm.

nem (Javanese): six; Dated spelling of nèm

Definitions

  1. six; Dated spelling of nèm

Ancestry of “nem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javaneseenemsix; Dated spelling of enèm
2Old Javanese[[nĕm]], [[ĕnĕm]]—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianənəmsix
4Proto-Austronesianənəmsix
5Proto-Austroasiatic*ənəm—
Every word from Proto-Austroasiatic *ənəm →