Where does “Piru” come from?

Piru (Malay) comes from Portuguese peru, from Spanish Perú, from Quechua pelu — river.

Ancestry of “Piru”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseperuturkey; penis
2SpanishPerúPeru
3Quechuapeluriver
Every word from Quechua pelu →Every word from Spanish Perú →Every word from Portuguese peru →