Where does “juru las” come from?

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

juru las (Indonesian): welder, one who welds, or unites pieces of iron, etc., by welding

Definitions

  1. welder, one who welds, or unites pieces of iron, etc., by welding

Ancestry of “juru las”, step by step

juru las traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian juru

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianjuruworker; skilled man; professional: a person who belongs to a job or a profession which required training or skill
2MalayjuruA corner
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zuʀu—

via Proto-Indo-European las-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanlas-to be willing, covetous; weak; eager
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zuʀu →Every word from Malay juru →Every word from Indonesian juru →