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Where does “tanəm” come from?

tanəm (Proto-Malayic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tanəm, from Proto-Austronesian CaNəm — grave, to bury; to plant, to bury; bury.

Ancestry of “tanəm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantanəmto plant; plant
2Proto-AustronesianCaNəmgrave, to bury; to plant, to bury; bury

Words derived from “tanəm”

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