Where does “hitəm” come from?

hitəm (Proto-Malayic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qitəm — black.

hitəm (Proto-Malayic): black

Definitions

  1. black

Ancestry of “hitəm”, step by step

hitəm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qitəm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqitəmblack

via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)qitəm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ma-)qitəmblack

Words derived from “hitəm

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qitəm