Where does “urup” come from?

urup (Central Melanau) comes from Malay huruf, from Arabic حُرُوف.

urup (Central Melanau): letter

Definitions

  1. letter

Ancestry of “urup”, step by step

urup traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay huruf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayhurufletter
2Arabicحُرُوف—

via Old Javanese urub

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Javaneseurubflame
Every word from Arabic حُرُوف →Every word from Malay huruf →