Where does “layu” come from?

layu (Balinese) comes from Old Javanese layū, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi lariw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian laʀiw, from Proto-Austronesian laʀiw.

layu (Balinese): fade, wither

Definitions

  1. fade, wither

Ancestry of “layu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Javaneselayūto run
2Proto-Sunda-Sulawesilariw—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlaʀiw—
4Proto-Austronesianlaʀiw—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian laʀiw →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian laʀiw →Every word from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi lariw →