Where does “katam” come from?

katam (Tagalog) comes from Malay ketam, from Proto-Mon-Khmer kt₁aam — crab.

katam (Tagalog): plane

Definitions

  1. plane

Ancestry of “katam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayketamcrab
2Proto-Mon-Khmerkt₁aamcrab
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer kt₁aam →Every word from Malay ketam →