Where does “Ayu” come from?

Ayu (Malay) comes from Malay ayu, from Javanese ꦲꦪꦸ, from Old Javanese [[ayu]], [[hayu]].

Ayu (Malay): dainty Delicately small and pretty

Definitions

  1. dainty Delicately small and pretty

Ancestry of “Ayu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayayudainty
2Javaneseꦲꦪꦸbeautiful, pretty
3Old Javanese[[ayu]], [[hayu]]—
Every word from Old Javanese [[ayu]], [[hayu]] →Every word from Javanese ꦲꦪꦸ →Every word from Malay ayu →