Where does “lansia” come from?

lansia (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian usia, from Malay usia, from Classical Malay usia, from Sanskrit आयुष्य.

lansia (Indonesian): elderly person

Definitions

  1. elderly person

Ancestry of “lansia”, step by step

lansia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian usia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianusiaage, lifespan
2Malayusiaage
3Classical Malayusia—
4Sanskritआयुष्य—

via Indonesian lanjut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianlanjutaged, old
2Malaylanjutcontinuous, lengthy, prolonged, long-winded, protracted, long-lasting

Words derived from “lansia”

Every word from Sanskrit आयुष्य →