Where does “kris” come from?

kris (English) comes from Malay keris, from Javanese ꦏꦼꦫꦶꦱ꧀, from Old Javanese [[kĕris]], [[kris]].

kris (English): An Indonesian or Malay dagger with a wavy, or...

Definitions

  1. An Indonesian or Malay dagger with a wavy, or...

Ancestry of “kris”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykeriskris
2Javaneseꦏꦼꦫꦶꦱ꧀keris; kris: sheathed sharp blade weapon (blades are generally wavy-edged, but there is also straight-edged). This weapon could be both dagger and sword
3Old Javanese[[kĕris]], [[kris]]—

Words derived from “kris”

Every word from Old Javanese [[kĕris]], [[kris]] →Every word from Javanese ꦏꦼꦫꦶꦱ꧀ →Every word from Malay keris →