Where does “gua” come from?
gua (Indonesian) comes from Malay gua, from Sanskrit गुहा, from Sanskrit गुह्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gʰawȷ́ʰ- — to hide, conceal.
gua (Indonesian): cave; "First-person singular pronoun": I, me, my
Definitions
- cave; "First-person singular pronoun": I, me, my
Ancestry of “gua”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | gua | I, me, my; cave; "First-person singular pronoun":... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | गुहा | hiding place, cave, cavern |
| 3 | Sanskrit | गुह् | a hiding place, cave, den, lair |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | gʰawȷ́ʰ- | to hide, conceal |