Where does “malam” come from?

malam (Ternate) comes from Malay malam, from Proto-Malayic *maləm, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maləm.

malam (Ternate): night, evening

Definitions

  1. night, evening

Ancestry of “malam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaymalamnight
2Proto-Malayic*maləmnight
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*maləm—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maləm →Every word from Proto-Malayic *maləm →Every word from Malay malam →