Where does “duri” come from?

duri (Malay) comes from Proto-Malayic *duriʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian duʀi, from Proto-Austronesian duʀi — thorn.

duri (Malay): thorn; spike

Definitions

  1. thorn; spike

Ancestry of “duri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayic*duriʔthorn
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianduʀithorn
3Proto-Austronesianduʀithorn

Words derived from “duri”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian duʀi →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian duʀi →Every word from Proto-Malayic *duriʔ →
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