Where does “duru” come from?
duru (Xhosa) comes from Afrikaans duur, from Dutch duur, from Dutch duren, from Middle Dutch duren, from Old French durer, from Latin dūrō, from Latin dūrus, from Proto-Italic dūros — far; long.
Ancestry of “duru”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | duur | expensive |
| 2 | Dutch | duur | expensive; duration |
| 3 | Dutch | duren | to last, to take |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | duren | to continue, to persist; to keep; to be durable |
| 5 | Old French | durer | to last |
| 6 | Latin | dūrō | to harden, make hard |
| 7 | Latin | dūrus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | dūros | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | duh₂-ró-s | long, far |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dweh₂- | far; long |