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