Where does “zaʀum” come from?

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

zaʀum (Proto-Malayo-Polynesian): needle

Definitions

  1. needle

Ancestry of “zaʀum”, step by step

zaʀum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Austronesian zaʀum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Austronesianzaʀumneedle

via Austronesian *zaʀum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Austronesian*zaʀum—

Words derived from “zaʀum”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian zaʀum →