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

Definitions

  1. needle

Ancestry of “ᯐᯒᯮᯔ᯲”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Sunda-Sulawesizarum—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianzaʀumneedle
3Proto-Austronesianzaʀumneedle
Every word from Proto-Austronesian zaʀum →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian zaʀum →Every word from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi zarum →