Where does “ayu” come from?

ayu (Indonesian) comes from Malay ayu, from Javanese ꦲꦪꦸ, from Old Javanese [[ayu]], [[hayu]].

ayu (Indonesian): beautiful, pretty

Definitions

  1. beautiful, pretty

Ancestry of “ayu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayayudainty
2Javaneseꦲꦪꦸbeautiful, pretty
3Old Javanese[[ayu]], [[hayu]]—
Every word from Old Javanese [[ayu]], [[hayu]] →Every word from Javanese ꦲꦪꦸ →Every word from Malay ayu →