Where does “wawas” come from?

wawas (Indonesian) comes from Javanese ꦮꦮꦱꦤ꧀, from Javanese ꦮꦮꦱ꧀, from Javanese ꦮꦱ꧀, from Old Javanese [[was]], [[wās]].

wawas (Indonesian): to view attentively

Definitions

  1. to view attentively

Ancestry of “wawas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javaneseꦮꦮꦱꦤ꧀view
2Javaneseꦮꦮꦱ꧀to view attentively
3Javaneseꦮꦱ꧀apprehensive
4Old Javanese[[was]], [[wās]]—

Words derived from “wawas”

Every word from Old Javanese [[was]], [[wās]] →Every word from Javanese ꦮꦱ꧀ →Every word from Javanese ꦮꦮꦱ꧀ →