Etymology

jambu

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Malay jambu ← Sanskrit जम्बु
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  1. Sanskrit · derived fromजम्बु“a fruit or a blood pear”
  2. Malay · borrowed fromjambu
  3. English todayjambu

Semantic extension from Malay jambu, which originated from Sanskrit जम्बु (jambu, “a fruit or a blood pear”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.