Where does “anam” come from?
anam (Malay) comes from Proto-Malayic ənəm, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ənəm, from Proto-Austronesian ənəm, from Proto-Austroasiatic *ənəm.
anam (Malay): Obsolete spelling of enam
Definitions
- Obsolete spelling of enam
Ancestry of “anam”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Malayic | ənəm | six |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | ənəm | six |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | ənəm | six |
| 4 | Proto-Austroasiatic | *ənəm | — |