Where does “*main” come from?

*main (Proto-Malayic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qayam — domesticated animal; pet; toy; plaything.

*main (Proto-Malayic): toy, plaything

Definitions

  1. toy, plaything

Ancestry of “*main”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqayamdomesticated animal; pet; toy; plaything

Words derived from “*main”

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