Where does “ꦥꦺ” come from?

ꦥꦺ (Javanese) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian paʀih, from Proto-Austronesian paʀiS — ray.

ꦥꦺ (Javanese): ray marine fish with a flat body, large wing-like fins, and a whip-like tail

Definitions

  1. ray marine fish with a flat body, large wing-like fins, and a whip-like tail

Ancestry of “ꦥꦺ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpaʀihray
2Proto-AustronesianpaʀiSray
Every word from Proto-Austronesian paʀiS →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian paʀih →