Where does “alat garu” come from?

alat garu (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian garu, from Malay garu, from Hindi अगर, from Sanskrit गुरु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan gr̥Húṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gr̥Húš, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

alat garu (Indonesian): ripper; a hook-like tool used to tear away ore, rock, etc

Definitions

  1. ripper; a hook-like tool used to tear away ore, rock, etc

Ancestry of “alat garu”, step by step

alat garu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian garu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiangaruharrow, rake
2Malaygaruto scratch
3Hindiअगरagarwood; if
4Sanskritगुरुheavy; weighty
5Proto-Indo-Aryangr̥Húṣ—
6Proto-Indo-Iraniangr̥Húšheavy
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
8Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots

via Indonesian alat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianalattool, instrument
2Malayalattool
3Arabicآلَةinstrument, tool
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -us →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian gr̥Húš →