Where does “arem” come from?
arem (Kiput) comes from Proto-North Sarawak aʀəm, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qaʀəm, from Proto-Austronesian qaʀəm.
arem (Kiput): pangolin
Ancestry of “arem”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-North Sarawak | aʀəm | — |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | qaʀəm | — |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | qaʀəm | — |