Where does “lawas” come from?

lawas (Indonesian) comes from Javanese ꦭꦮꦱ꧀, from Old Javanese lawas, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ləwʔ.

lawas (Indonesian): clear (of view)

Definitions

  1. clear (of view)

Ancestry of “lawas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javaneseꦭꦮꦱ꧀old, from long ago
2Old Javaneselawasduration, length of time
3Proto-Mon-Khmerləwʔ—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ləwʔ →Every word from Old Javanese lawas →Every word from Javanese ꦭꦮꦱ꧀ →