Where does “hitam” come from?

hitam (Malay) comes from Proto-Malayic hitəm, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qitəm — black.

hitam (Malay): black

Definitions

  1. black

Ancestry of “hitam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayichitəmblack
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqitəmblack

Words derived from “hitam”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qitəm →Every word from Proto-Malayic hitəm →