Where does “aya” come from?

aya (Balinese) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ʀaya, from Proto-Austronesian ʀaya — big, large.

aya (Balinese): big, large

Definitions

  1. big, large

Ancestry of “aya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianʀayabig, large
2Proto-Austronesianʀayabig, large
Every word from Proto-Austronesian ʀaya →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ʀaya →