Where does “jeruk” come from?

jeruk (Banyumasan) comes from Old Javanese jruk, from Proto-Austroasiatic *kruuc.

jeruk (Banyumasan): citrus, lemon, orange

Definitions

  1. citrus, lemon, orange

Ancestry of “jeruk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Javanesejrukcitrus, lemon, orange
2Proto-Austroasiatic*kruuc—
Every word from Proto-Austroasiatic *kruuc →Every word from Old Javanese jruk →