Where does “gaya rambut” come from?

gaya rambut (Malay) comes from Malay gaya, from Sanskrit गय — acquired or conquered properties; gait, motion.

gaya rambut (Malay): hairstyle

Definitions

  1. hairstyle

Ancestry of “gaya rambut”, step by step

gaya rambut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay gaya

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaygayastyle; force
2Sanskritगयacquired or conquered properties; gait, motion

via Malay rambut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayrambuthair; colloquial: thread, filament, mane, body...
2Proto-Malayicrambut—
Every word from Sanskrit गय →Every word from Malay gaya →