Where does “peluru” come from?

peluru (Malay) comes from Portuguese pelouro, from Latin piloriu, from Latin pila, from Latin pīlus, from Latin pīlum, from Proto-Italic pistlom, from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo-, from Proto-Indo-European peys- — to grind, to crush.

peluru (Malay): bullet, projectile, ammunition; shot, the heavy...

Definitions

  1. bullet, projectile, ammunition; shot, the heavy...

Ancestry of “peluru”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesepelouroa branch municipal administration in Portugal; a...
2Latinpiloriu
3Latinpilamortar; pillar; pier
4Latinpīlusa hair
5Latinpīluma pounder, pestle
6Proto-Italicpistlom
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush

Words derived from “peluru

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo-Every word from Proto-Italic pistlom