Where does “ꦥꦤꦶꦠꦶ” come from?

ꦥꦤꦶꦠꦶ (Javanese) comes from Javanese ꦠꦶꦠꦶ, from Old Javanese titi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taytay, from Proto-Austronesian taytay — bridge.

ꦥꦤꦶꦠꦶ (Javanese): pin

Definitions

  1. pin

Ancestry of “ꦥꦤꦶꦠꦶ”, step by step

ꦥꦤꦶꦠꦶ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Javanese ꦠꦶꦠꦶ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javaneseꦠꦶꦠꦶcareful, scrupulous
2Old Javanesetitifootbridge
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantaytaybridge
4Proto-Austronesiantaytaybridge

via Portuguese alfinete

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesealfinetepin; safety pin
2Andalusian Arabicاَلْخِلَال—
3Arabicخِلَالpin, peg
Every word from Proto-Austronesian taytay →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taytay →Every word from Old Javanese titi →