Where does “jaroë” come from?

jaroë (Acehnese) comes from Malay jari, from Proto-Malayic *jari — finger.

jaroë (Acehnese): hand

Definitions

  1. hand

Ancestry of “jaroë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayjaridigit of a limb
2Proto-Malayic*jarifinger
Every word from Proto-Malayic *jariEvery word from Malay jari