Where does “keras” come from?
keras (Malay) comes from Classical Malay keras, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kəʀas.
keras (Malay): hard, stiff; rigid, inflexible; obstinate
Definitions
- hard, stiff; rigid, inflexible; obstinate
Ancestry of “keras”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Classical Malay | keras | — |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *kəʀas | — |
Words derived from “keras”