Etymology Explorer › Malay

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
4Latinpīlus—
5Latinpīlum—
6Proto-Italicpistlom—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush

Words derived from “peluru”

  • peluru
  • peluru
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →