Etymology

upas

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Today it means: A tree, Antiaris toxicaria, of the mulberry family, common in the forests of Java and the neighboring islands, with poisonous secretions. Full definition →

Malay upas ← Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *upas
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  1. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*upas
  2. Malayupas
  3. English todayupas

Borrowed from Malay upas.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.