Where does “نم” come from?

نم (Malay) comes from Malay انم, from Proto-Malayic ənəm, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ənəm, from Proto-Austronesian ənəm, from Proto-Austroasiatic *ənəm.

نم (Malay): Alternative form of انم

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of انم

Ancestry of “نم”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayانمsix
2Proto-Malayicənəmsix
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianənəmsix
4Proto-Austronesianənəmsix
5Proto-Austroasiatic*ənəm—
Every word from Proto-Austroasiatic *ənəm →Every word from Proto-Austronesian ənəm →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ənəm →