Where does “arem” come from?

arem (Kiput) comes from Proto-North Sarawak aʀəm, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qaʀəm, from Proto-Austronesian qaʀəm — pangolin, scaly anteater.

arem (Kiput): pangolin

Definitions

  1. pangolin

Ancestry of “arem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-North Sarawakaʀəm—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqaʀəmpangolin, scaly anteater
3Proto-Austronesianqaʀəmpangolin, scaly anteater
Every word from Proto-Austronesian qaʀəm →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qaʀəm →Every word from Proto-North Sarawak aʀəm →