Where does “daya” come from?

daya (Malay) comes from Proto-Malayic daya, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian daya, from Proto-Austronesian daya — landward; upstream.

daya (Malay): landward; upstream; trick

Definitions

  1. landward; upstream; trick

Ancestry of “daya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayicdaya—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandayalandward; upstream; to trick
3Proto-Austronesiandayalandward; upstream

Words derived from “daya”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian daya →