Where does “juru” come from?

juru (Indonesian) comes from Malay juru, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zuʀu.

juru (Indonesian): worker; skilled man; professional: a person who belongs to a job or a profession which required training or skill

Definitions

  1. worker; skilled man; professional: a person who belongs to a job or a profession which required training or skill

Ancestry of “juru”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalayjuruA corner
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zuʀu

Words derived from “juru

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zuʀuEvery word from Malay juru