Where does “diem” come from?

diem (Malay) comes from Proto-Malayic hidəm, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian hidəm — silent.

diem (Malay): quiet

Definitions

  1. quiet

Ancestry of “diem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayichidəm—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianhidəmsilent
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian hidəm →Every word from Proto-Malayic hidəm →