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
Ancestry of “نم”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | انم | six |
| 2 | Proto-Malayic | ənəm | six |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | ənəm | six |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | ənəm | six |
| 5 | Proto-Austroasiatic | *ənəm | — |