Where does “крис” come from?

крис (Serbo-Croatian) comes from English kris, from Malay keris, from Javanese ꦏꦼꦫꦶꦱ꧀, from Old Javanese [[kĕris]], [[kris]].

крис (Serbo-Croatian): kris

Definitions

  1. kris

Ancestry of “крис”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishkrisAn Indonesian or Malay dagger with a wavy, or...
2Malaykeriskris
3Javaneseꦏꦼꦫꦶꦱ꧀keris; kris: sheathed sharp blade weapon (blades are generally wavy-edged, but there is also straight-edged). This weapon could be both dagger and sword
4Old Javanese[[kĕris]], [[kris]]—
Every word from Old Javanese [[kĕris]], [[kris]] →Every word from Javanese ꦏꦼꦫꦶꦱ꧀ →Every word from Malay keris →