Where does “ru” come from?
ru (Malay) comes from Malay eru, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (q)aʀuhu — casuarina.
ru (Malay): Alternative form of eru
Ancestry of “ru”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | eru | casuarina |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | (q)aʀuhu | casuarina |