Where does “maitem” come from?

maitem (Maranao) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)qitəm — black.

maitem (Maranao): black

Definitions

  1. black

Ancestry of “maitem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ma-)qitəmblack
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)qitəm