Where does “dalem” come from?
dalem (Old Javanese) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian daləm, from Proto-Austronesian daləm — inside; deep.
Ancestry of “dalem”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | daləm | inside; deep |
| 2 | Proto-Austronesian | daləm | inside; deep |