Where does “arus” come from?
arus (Indonesian) comes from Malay arus, from Proto-Malayic harus, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qaʀus — current.
arus (Indonesian): current
Ancestry of “arus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | arus | current |
| 2 | Proto-Malayic | harus | current |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | qaʀus | current |