Where does “lawas” come from?

lawas (Banjarese) comes from Javanese lawas, from Old Javanese lawas, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ləwʔ.

lawas (Banjarese): old

Definitions

  1. old

Ancestry of “lawas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javaneselawas—
2Old Javaneselawasduration, length of time
3Proto-Mon-Khmerləwʔ—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ləwʔ →Every word from Old Javanese lawas →Every word from Javanese lawas →