Where does “payah” come from?

payah (Indonesian) comes from Malay payah, from Javanese payah, from Javanese ayah, from Old Javanese wayah, from Sanskrit वयस्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wáyHas.

payah (Indonesian): exhausted, fatigued, overworked, tired

Definitions

  1. exhausted, fatigued, overworked, tired

Ancestry of “payah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaypayah—
2Javanesepayahweary
3Javaneseayahto carry out, to perform
4Old Javanesewayahage
5Sanskritवयस्age
6Proto-Indo-Iranian*wáyHas—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wáyHas →Every word from Sanskrit वयस् →Every word from Old Javanese wayah →