Where does “biaya” come from?

biaya (Malay) comes from Sanskrit व्यय, from Sanskrit अय, from Sanskrit इ, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éy- — he, this.

biaya (Malay): expense, cost, charge

Definitions

  1. expense, cost, charge

Ancestry of “biaya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritव्ययdisappearance, decay, ruin, loss; spending,...
2Sanskritअयgoing
3Sanskritto go
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éy-he, this

Words derived from “biaya

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éy-