Where does “kata nama” come from?

kata nama (Malay) comes from Arabic اِسْم, from Proto-Semitic šim-, from Proto-Afroasiatic sim- — name.

kata nama (Malay): noun

Definitions

  1. noun

Ancestry of “kata nama”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicاِسْمname, appellation; noun; name; reputation
2Proto-Semiticšim-name
3Proto-Afroasiaticsim-name

Words derived from “kata nama”

Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic sim- →Every word from Proto-Semitic šim- →Every word from Arabic اِسْم →