Where does “wau” come from?
wau (Indonesian) comes from Malay wau, from Classical Malay واو, from Thai ว่าว — kite.
wau (Indonesian): kite
Ancestry of “wau”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | wau | kite |
| 2 | Classical Malay | واو | — |
| 3 | Thai | ว่าว | kite |