Where does “beruang kutub” come from?
beruang kutub (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian kutub, from Malay kutub, from Arabic قطب, from Arabic ط, from Nabataean 𐢋, from Classical Syriac ܛ, from Aramaic ט, from Aramaic 𐡈.
beruang kutub (Indonesian): polar bear
Ancestry of “beruang kutub”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Indonesian | kutub | pole |
| 2 | Malay | kutub | pole |
| 3 | Arabic | قطب | to gather, to collect; to mix the wine, to fill... |
| 4 | Arabic | ط | ط |
| 5 | Nabataean | 𐢋 | — |
| 6 | Classical Syriac | ܛ | number nine |
| 7 | Aramaic | ט | — |
| 8 | Aramaic | 𐡈 | — |
| 9 | Egyptian | 𓄤 | — |