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Where does “keris” come from?

keris (Indonesian) comes from Malay keris, from Javanese ꦏꦼꦫꦶꦱ꧀, from Old Javanese [[kĕris]], [[kris]].

keris (Indonesian): kris

Definitions

  1. kris

Ancestry of “keris”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykeriskris
2Javaneseꦏꦼꦫꦶꦱ꧀—
3Old Javanese[[kĕris]], [[kris]]—
Every word from Old Javanese [[kĕris]], [[kris]] →