Where does “ꦱꦺꦮ” come from?

ꦱꦺꦮ (Javanese) comes from Malay sewa, from Arabic سَاوَى — to equal; to cost.

ꦱꦺꦮ (Javanese): to rent

Definitions

  1. to rent

Ancestry of “ꦱꦺꦮ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaysewasomething that is rented
2Arabicسَاوَىto equal; to cost
Every word from Arabic سَاوَى →Every word from Malay sewa →