Where does “biaya” come from?

biaya (Indonesian) comes from Malay biaya, from Sanskrit व्यय, from Sanskrit अय, from Sanskrit इ, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éy- — he, this.

biaya (Indonesian): cost: amount of money that is required or used

Definitions

  1. cost: amount of money that is required or used

Ancestry of “biaya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybiayaexpense, cost, charge
2Sanskritव्ययdisappearance, decay, ruin, loss; spending,...
3Sanskritअयgoing
4Sanskritइto go
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éy-he, this

Words derived from “biaya”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éy- →