Where does “kris” come from?

kris (Old Javanese) comes from Old Javanese ka-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ka-, from Proto-Austronesian ka- — inchoative.

kris (Old Javanese): kris (a dagger)

Definitions

  1. kris (a dagger)

Ancestry of “kris”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Javaneseka-passive verb-forming prefix
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianka-marker of past time in temporal expressions
3Proto-Austronesianka-inchoative
Every word from Proto-Austronesian ka- →Every word from Old Javanese ka- →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ka- →