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Where does “layu” come from?
layu (Indonesian) comes from Malay layu, from Proto-Austronesian *layu.
layu
(Indonesian): wilted
Definitions
wilted
Ancestry of “layu”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Malay
layu
withered, wilted
2
Proto-Austronesian
*layu
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Words derived from “layu”
Melayu
melayukan
layukan
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