Where does “baya” come from?

baya (Indonesian) comes from Malay baya, from Pali vaya, from Sanskrit वयस्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wáyHas.

baya (Indonesian): age

Definitions

  1. age

Ancestry of “baya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybaya—
2Palivaya—
3Sanskritवयस्age
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*wáyHas—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wáyHas →Every word from Sanskrit वयस् →Every word from Pali vaya →