Where does “*ɟaam” come from?
*ɟaam (Proto-Aslian) comes from Proto-Mon-Khmer jaam, from Russian ям — mail staging post; genitive plural of я́ма.
Ancestry of “*ɟaam”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | jaam | to weep, to cry; Compare Korku "jaːm" |
| 2 | Russian | ям | mail staging post; genitive plural of я́ма |