Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/jarum

This Proto-Malayic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Malayic

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zaʀum, from Proto-Austronesian *zaʀum.

Noun

*jarum

needle

Descendants

Ibanic
- Iban: jarum
- Mualang: jarum
Nuclear Malayic
- Malay: jarum
  - Baba Malay: jarom
  - Indonesian: jarum
  - Kupang Malay: jarom
  - Manado Malay: jarom
  - → Bonggi: jarum
  - → Bukar-Sadung Bidayuh: jaarum
  - → Jehai: jarum
  - → Pamona: jaru
  - → Rungus: jarum
  - → Semai: jarup
  - → Temiar: jarup
  - → Timugon Murut: jarum
  - →⇒? Tagalog: paraluman (“compass”)
- Minangkabau: jarum, jarun
Urak Lawoi': ยฺารบ (jarop)
→ Car Nicobarese: carum

References

Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*zaRum”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI