Where does “dalem” come from?

dalem (Old Javanese) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian daləm, from Proto-Austronesian daləm — inside; deep.

dalem (Old Javanese): interior inner part

Definitions

  1. interior inner part

Ancestry of “dalem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandaləminside; deep
2Proto-Austronesiandaləminside; deep

Words derived from “dalem”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian daləm →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian daləm →