Where does “*jarum” come from?

*jarum (Proto-Chamic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Chamic jarum, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan jarum, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian zaʀum, from Proto-Austronesian zaʀum — needle.

*jarum (Proto-Chamic): needle

Definitions

  1. needle

Ancestry of “*jarum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Chamicjarumneedle
2Proto-Malayo-Sumbawanjarumneedle
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianzaʀumneedle
4Proto-Austronesianzaʀumneedle

Words derived from “*jarum

Every word from Proto-Austronesian zaʀumEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian zaʀumEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan jarum