Where does “duri” come from?

duri (Indonesian) comes from Malay duri, from Proto-Malayic *duriʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian duʀi, from Proto-Austronesian duʀi — thorn.

duri (Indonesian): thorn; spike

Definitions

  1. thorn; spike

Ancestry of “duri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaydurithorn; spike
2Proto-Malayic*duriʔthorn
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianduʀithorn
4Proto-Austronesianduʀithorn
Every word from Proto-Austronesian duʀi →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian duʀi →Every word from Proto-Malayic *duriʔ →