Where does “kata nama am” come from?

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

kata nama am (Malay): common noun

Definitions

  1. common noun

Ancestry of “kata nama am”, step by step

kata nama am traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay kata nama

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykata namanoun
2Arabicاِسْمname, appellation; noun; name; reputation
3Proto-Semiticšim-name
4Proto-Afroasiaticsim-name

via Malay am

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayam—
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic sim- →Every word from Proto-Semitic šim- →Every word from Arabic اِسْم →