Where does “[[cāyā]], [[chāyā]]” come from?

[[cāyā]], [[chāyā]] (Old Javanese) comes from Sanskrit छाया, from Proto-Indo-Iranian śćaHyáH, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃ih₂, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.

Ancestry of “[[cāyā]], [[chāyā]]”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritछायाshadow; shade; shady place; reflection; shading...
2Proto-Indo-IranianśćaHyáHshade, shadow
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃ih₂shadow, shade
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow

Words derived from “[[cāyā]], [[chāyā]]

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃ih₂Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian śćaHyáH