Where does “cerawat” come from?
cerawat (Indonesian) comes from Malay cerawat, from Malay ceruat, from Thai จรวด, from Old Khmer crūca, from Swedish kruka, from Middle Low German krūke, from Old Saxon krūka, from Proto-Germanic krogu.
cerawat (Indonesian): fire arrow, rocket
Definitions
- fire arrow, rocket
Ancestry of “cerawat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | cerawat | fire arrow, rocket |
| 2 | Malay | ceruat | — |
| 3 | Thai | จรวด | a type of fireworks in the form of gunpowder... |
| 4 | Old Khmer | crūca | to eject, to shoot, to splash; pointed, sharp;... |
| 5 | Swedish | kruka | a pot; a coward |
| 6 | Middle Low German | krūke | — |
| 7 | Old Saxon | krūka | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | krogu | pot, pitcher |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | *krōguz | — |