Where does “kerah” come from?
kerah (Indonesian) comes from Malay kerah, from Persian کره, from Arabic كره, from Arabic كُرَة, from Old Persian 𐎹𐎢𐎴, from Ancient Greek Ἴων, from Ancient Greek Ἰᾱ́ϝων — Ionian.
kerah (Indonesian): corvee
Definitions
- corvee
Ancestry of “kerah”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | kerah | corvee |
| 2 | Persian | کره | butter; colt, foal; globe, sphere |
| 3 | Arabic | كره | to be disgusted, to feel disgust; to detest, to... |
| 4 | Arabic | كُرَة | ball; a ball, a mass, a clump; a ball, a mass, a... |
| 5 | Old Persian | 𐎹𐎢𐎴 | Ionia |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ἴων | one of the Ionians; a native or inhabitant of... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ἰᾱ́ϝων | Ionian |