Where does “timah hitam” come from?
timah hitam (Malay) comes from Malay hitam, from Proto-Malayic hitəm, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qitəm — black.
timah hitam (Malay): lead
Ancestry of “timah hitam”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | hitam | black |
| 2 | Proto-Malayic | hitəm | black |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | qitəm | black |