Where does “karo” come from?

karo (Indonesian) comes from Javanese ꦏꦫꦺꦴ, from Old Javanese karwa, from Old Javanese rwa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian duSa — two.

karo (Indonesian): dead coral washed up on the beach

Definitions

  1. dead coral washed up on the beach

Ancestry of “karo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javaneseꦏꦫꦺꦴboth
2Old Javanesekarwaboth
3Old Javaneserwatwo
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianduhatwo
5Proto-Austronesian*duha—
6Proto-AustronesianduSatwo
Every word from Proto-Austronesian duSa →