Where does “*malam” come from?

*malam (Proto-Chamic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maləm.

Ancestry of “*malam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*maləm

Words derived from “*malam

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maləm
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