Where does “perum” come from?

perum (Indonesian) comes from Portuguese prumo, from Latin plumbum, from Ancient Greek μόλυβδος, from Proto-Indo-European morkʷ-iyo-.

perum (Indonesian): plummet: a piece of lead attached to a line, used in sounding the depth of water, a plumb bob or a plumb line

Definitions

  1. plummet: a piece of lead attached to a line, used in sounding the depth of water, a plumb bob or a plumb line

Ancestry of “perum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseprumoplummet
2Latinplumbumlead; ball of lead; pipe of lead
3Ancient Greekμόλυβδοςlead; graphite
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmorkʷ-iyo-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European morkʷ-iyo- →Every word from Ancient Greek μόλυβδος →Every word from Latin plumbum →