Where does “nyawa” come from?
nyawa (Indonesian) comes from Malay nyawa, from Proto-Malayic ñawa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian nihawa, from Proto-Austronesian niSawa.
Ancestry of “nyawa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | nyawa | life; soul |
| 2 | Proto-Malayic | ñawa | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | nihawa | — |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | niSawa | — |
Words derived from “nyawa”