Where does “peru” come from?

peru (Javanese) comes from Old Javanese (h)amp(ĕ)ru, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qapəju, from Proto-Austronesian *qapəjux — gall; gall bladder.

peru (Javanese): gall; gall bladder

Definitions

  1. gall; gall bladder

Ancestry of “peru”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Javanese(h)amp(ĕ)ru—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*qapəjugall; gall bladder
3Proto-Austronesian*qapəjuxgall; gall bladder
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *qapəjux →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qapəju →Every word from Old Javanese (h)amp(ĕ)ru →