Where does “lawas” come from?

lawas (Javanese) comes from Old Javanese lawas, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ləwʔ.

Ancestry of “lawas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Javaneselawasduration, length of time
2Proto-Mon-Khmerləwʔ—

Words derived from “lawas”

Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ləwʔ →Every word from Old Javanese lawas →
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