Where does “hitam” come from?

hitam (Minangkabau) comes from Proto-Malayic hitəm, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qitəm — black.

hitam (Minangkabau): black

Definitions

  1. black

Ancestry of “hitam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayichitəmblack
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqitəmblack
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qitəm →Every word from Proto-Malayic hitəm →