Where does “mercu” come from?

mercu (Indonesian) comes from Malay mercu, from Sanskrit मृच्, from Sanskrit मृद्, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- — to soften, to melt.

mercu (Indonesian): peak

Definitions

  1. peak

Ancestry of “mercu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaymercupeak
2Sanskritमृच्to hurt, injure, annoy
3Sanskritमृद्earth, soil, clay; press, crush, squeeze;...
4Proto-Indo-European(s)meld-to soften, to melt

Words derived from “mercu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- →Every word from Sanskrit मृद् →Every word from Sanskrit मृच् →
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