Where does “kawakan” come from?

kawakan (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian kawak, from Javanese ꦏꦮꦏ꧀, from Javanese ꦮꦏ꧀, from Old Javanese [[uwa]], [[uha]], [[ūha]], from Sanskrit ऊह, from Sanskrit अहह.

kawakan (Indonesian): old; senior

Definitions

  1. old; senior

Ancestry of “kawakan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiankawakold
2Javaneseꦏꦮꦏ꧀old
3Javaneseꦮꦏ꧀aunt
4Old Javanese[[uwa]], [[uha]], [[ūha]]—
5Sanskritऊहremoving, derangement, transposition, change,...
6Sanskritअहह—
Every word from Sanskrit अहह →Every word from Sanskrit ऊह →Every word from Old Javanese [[uwa]], [[uha]], [[ūha]] →