Where does “loh” come from?

loh (Indonesian) comes from Javanese ꦭꦺꦴꦃ, from Old Javanese lwah, from Sanskrit गङ्गा, from Sanskrit गम्, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

loh (Indonesian): what!?, oh come off it!, hang on... (did I hear that right?)

Definitions

  1. what!?, oh come off it!, hang on... (did I hear that right?)

Ancestry of “loh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javaneseꦭꦺꦴꦃriver
2Old Javaneselwahriver
3Sanskritगङ्गाthe Ganga; Ganges
4Sanskritगम्to go, move, come
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- →Every word from Sanskrit गम् →Every word from Sanskrit गङ्गा →