Where does “logam” come from?
logam (Malay) comes from Classical Malay logam, from Tamil உலோகம், from Sanskrit लोह, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrawdʰás, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rowdʰós, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.
logam (Malay): metal
Ancestry of “logam”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Classical Malay | logam | Any of a number of chemical elements in the... |
| 2 | Tamil | உலோகம் | metal |
| 3 | Sanskrit | लोह | red, reddish, copper-coloured; made of copper;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hrawdʰás | red metal, copper, brass |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rowdʰós | red thing |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rewdʰ- | red |
Words derived from “logam”