Where does “ꦩꦭ” come from?

ꦩꦭ (Javanese) comes from Old Javanese mālā, from Sanskrit मल, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

ꦩꦭ (Javanese): blemish, flaw

Definitions

  1. blemish, flaw

Ancestry of “ꦩꦭ”, step by step

ꦩꦭ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Javanese mālā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Javanesemālāwreath, garland
2Sanskritमलdirty; niggardly?; unbelieving, godless
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

via Javanese ꦲꦭꦁ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javaneseꦲꦭꦁacross
2Old Javanesemalaṅto lie athwart, across
3Old Javanesehalaṅacross
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*qalaŋ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European melh₂- →