Where does “kuras” come from?

kuras (Indonesian) comes from Malay kuras, from Ottoman Turkish كراس, from Greek κεράσι, from Ancient Greek κεράσιον, from Ancient Greek κερασός, from Akkadian ???? — pear-tree.

kuras (Indonesian): to clean with water

Definitions

  1. to clean with water

Ancestry of “kuras”, step by step

kuras traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay kuras

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykuras
2Ottoman Turkishكراسsweet cherry
3Greekκεράσιcherry
4Ancient Greekκεράσιονcherry; cherry tree
5Ancient Greekκερασόςbird cherry, "Prunus avium"
6Akkadian????pear-tree

via Javanese kuras

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javanesekurasto clean by scrubbing and rinsing (tank, drain)

Words derived from “kuras

Every word from Akkadian ????Every word from Ancient Greek κερασόςEvery word from Ancient Greek κεράσιον