Where does “daun kurap” come from?

daun kurap (Malay) comes from Malay kurap, from English crap, from Middle English crappe, from Old French crappe.

daun kurap (Malay): Cassia alata

Definitions

  1. Cassia alata

Ancestry of “daun kurap”, step by step

daun kurap traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay kurap

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykuraptinea, ringworm
2EnglishcrapThe husk of grain; chaff; Something worthless or...
3Middle Englishcrappechaff, grain husks
4Old Frenchcrappe—

via Malay daun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaydaunleaf
2Proto-Malayicdaunleaf
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandahunleaf
Every word from Old French crappe →Every word from Middle English crappe →Every word from English crap →