Where does “dagum” come from?

dagum (Mongondow) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian zaʀum, from Proto-Austronesian zaʀum — needle.

dagum (Mongondow): needle

Definitions

  1. needle

Ancestry of “dagum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianzaʀumneedle
2Proto-Austronesianzaʀumneedle
Every word from Proto-Austronesian zaʀum →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian zaʀum →