Where does “laja” come from?

laja (Makasar) comes from Old Javanese laja, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian lajaq.

laja (Makasar): galangal (Alpinia galanga)

Definitions

  1. galangal (Alpinia galanga)

Ancestry of “laja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Javaneselajagalangal
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlajaq—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian lajaq →Every word from Old Javanese laja →
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