Where does “baya” come from?
baya (Javanese) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buqaya, from Proto-Austronesian buqaya.
baya (Javanese): crocodile
Ancestry of “baya”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | buqaya | — |
| 2 | Proto-Austronesian | buqaya | — |