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Where does “wau” come from?

wau (Malay) comes from Classical Malay واو, from Thai ว่าว — kite.

wau (Malay): kite

Definitions

  1. kite

Ancestry of “wau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Malayواو—
2Thaiว่าวkite
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