Where does “wahah” come from?

wahah (Indonesian) comes from Arabic واحة, from Coptic ⲟⲩⲁϩⲉ, from Demotic wḥj, from Egyptian wḥꜣt — cauldron.

Ancestry of “wahah”, step by step

wahah traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic واحة

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicواحةoasis
2Copticⲟⲩⲁϩⲉoasis
3Demoticwḥj—
4Egyptianwḥꜣtcauldron

via Malay wahah

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaywahahoasis
2Arabicوَاحَة—

via Coptic ⲟⲩⲉϩⲓ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Copticⲟⲩⲉϩⲓoasis
Every word from Egyptian wḥꜣt →Every word from Demotic wḥj →Every word from Coptic ⲟⲩⲁϩⲉ →