Where does “saru” come from?

saru (Indonesian) comes from Malay saru, from Arabic سرو, from Middle Persian ??? — cypress.

saru (Indonesian): unclear, uncertain

Definitions

  1. unclear, uncertain

Ancestry of “saru”, step by step

saru traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay saru

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaysaru—
2Arabicسروcypress
3Middle Persian???cypress

via Javanese ꦱꦫꦸ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javaneseꦱꦫꦸindecent
Every word from Middle Persian ??? →Every word from Arabic سرو →Every word from Malay saru →
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