Where does “jarum” come from?

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

jarum (Proto-Malayo-Chamic): needle

Definitions

  1. needle

Ancestry of “jarum”, step by step

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

Words derived from “jarum

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