Where does “juru” come from?

juru (Sundanese) comes from Javanese ꦗꦸꦫꦸ, from Old Javanese juru.

juru (Sundanese): someone who holds an office or position of low rank

Definitions

  1. someone who holds an office or position of low rank

Ancestry of “juru”, step by step

juru traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Javanese ꦗꦸꦫꦸ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javaneseꦗꦸꦫꦸan expert of
2Old Javanesejuru—

via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zuʀu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zuʀu—
Every word from Old Javanese juru →Every word from Javanese ꦗꦸꦫꦸ →