Where does “nem” come from?

nem (Maguindanao) comes from Proto-Philippine ənəm, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ənəm, from Proto-Austronesian ənəm, from Proto-Austroasiatic *ənəm.

nem (Maguindanao): six

Definitions

  1. six

Ancestry of “nem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippineənəmsix
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianənəmsix
3Proto-Austronesianənəmsix
4Proto-Austroasiatic*ənəm—
Every word from Proto-Austroasiatic *ənəm →Every word from Proto-Austronesian ənəm →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ənəm →