Where does “juru ukur” come from?

juru ukur (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian ukur, from Malay ukur, from Proto-Malayic *ukur.

juru ukur (Indonesian): surveyor

Definitions

  1. surveyor

Ancestry of “juru ukur”, step by step

juru ukur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian ukur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianukurto measure
2Malayukurto measure
3Proto-Malayic*ukur—

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—
Every word from Proto-Malayic *ukur →Every word from Malay ukur →Every word from Indonesian ukur →