Where does “ukur” come from?

ukur (Iban) comes from Malay ukur, from Proto-Malayic *ukur.

ukur (Iban): to measure

Definitions

  1. to measure

Ancestry of “ukur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayukurto measure
2Proto-Malayic*ukur—
Every word from Proto-Malayic *ukur →Every word from Malay ukur →
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