Where does “jurutera” come from?

jurutera (Malay) comes from Malay juru-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zuʀu.

jurutera (Malay): engineer a person who is qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering

Definitions

  1. engineer a person who is qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering

Ancestry of “jurutera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayjuru-Denotes a worker, a skilled person, a professional, or a person who belongs to a job or a profession which requires training or skill characterised by the root word
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zuʀu—

Words derived from “jurutera”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zuʀu →Every word from Malay juru- →