Etymology

krupuk

kru·puk
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Today it means: An Indonesian (Javanese) cracker, made from tapioca flour, salt, ground shrimps and various traditional spices. Full definition →

Indonesian krupuk ← Javanese ꦏꦿꦸꦥꦸꦏ꧀ ← Old Javanese kerupuk
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The story

  1. Old Javanese · derived fromkerupuk
  2. Javanese · derived fromꦏꦿꦸꦥꦸꦏ꧀
  3. Indonesian · borrowed fromkrupuk
  4. English todaykrupuk

Borrowed from Indonesian krupuk or kerupuk, derived from Javanese ꦏꦿꦸꦥꦸꦏ꧀ (krupuk), inherited from Old Javanese kerupuk. Cognate with Dutch kroepoek.

Words from the same roots

Javaneseꦏꦿꦸꦥꦸꦏ꧀ all →

kroepoek

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