Where does “*maN-” come from?
*maN- (Proto-Malayo-Chamic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *maN-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maN-.
Ancestry of “*maN-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan | *maN- | — |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *maN- | — |