Where does “uru” come from?

uru (North Moluccan Malay) comes from Malay urut, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quʀut — to massage.

uru (North Moluccan Malay): to massage

Definitions

  1. to massage

Ancestry of “uru”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayurutmassage
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*quʀutto massage
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quʀut →Every word from Malay urut →
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