Where does “payah” come from?

payah (Javanese) comes from Javanese ayah, from Old Javanese wayah, from Sanskrit वयस्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wáyHas.

payah (Javanese): weary

Definitions

  1. weary

Ancestry of “payah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javaneseayahto carry out, to perform
2Old Javanesewayahage
3Sanskritवयस्age
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*wáyHas—

Words derived from “payah”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wáyHas →Every word from Sanskrit वयस् →Every word from Old Javanese wayah →