Where does “kering” come from?

kering (Indonesian) comes from Malay kering, from Proto-Malayic *kəriŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kəRiŋ.

kering (Indonesian): dry

Definitions

  1. dry

Ancestry of “kering”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykeringdry free from liquid or moisture
2Proto-Malayic*kəriŋ—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*kəRiŋ—

Words derived from “kering”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kəRiŋ →Every word from Proto-Malayic *kəriŋ →Every word from Malay kering →