Where does “ᯐᯒᯮᯔ᯲” come from?
ᯐᯒᯮᯔ᯲ (Toba Batak) comes from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi zarum, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian zaʀum, from Proto-Austronesian zaʀum — needle.
ᯐᯒᯮᯔ᯲ (Toba Batak): needle
Ancestry of “ᯐᯒᯮᯔ᯲”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi | zarum | — |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | zaʀum | needle |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | zaʀum | needle |