Where does “guruh” come from?
guruh (Malay) comes from Malay kuruh, from Proto-Malayic kuruh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kuʀuq.
guruh (Malay): thunder
Ancestry of “guruh”, step by step
guruh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Malay kuruh
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | kuruh | Obsolete form of guruh |
| 2 | Proto-Malayic | kuruh | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | kuʀuq | — |
via Ottoman Turkish كروه
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | كروه | a group of people, countries etc |
| 2 | Persian | گروه | group |
| 3 | Middle Persian | 𐭢𐭫𐭥𐭤 | group, crowd |