Where does “duru” come from?
duru (Papiamentu) comes from Spanish duro, from Old Spanish duro, from Latin dūrus, from Proto-Italic dūros, from Proto-Indo-European duh₂-ró-s, from Proto-Indo-European dweh₂- — far; long.
duru (Papiamentu): tough, rough; hard
Ancestry of “duru”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | duro | hard; firm, solid; hard, difficult |
| 2 | Old Spanish | duro | — |
| 3 | Latin | dūrus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | dūros | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | duh₂-ró-s | long, far |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dweh₂- | far; long |