Where does “alaya” come from?

alaya (Old Javanese) comes from Sanskrit आलय, from Sanskrit आ-, from Sanskrit आ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáH.

alaya (Old Javanese): dwelling, house

Definitions

  1. dwelling, house

Ancestry of “alaya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritआलयhouse, dwelling; receptacle, asylum
2Sanskritआ-up, upon, on
3Sanskritआseparated form of आ-; With senses determined by...
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*HáH—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáH →Every word from Sanskrit आ- →Every word from Sanskrit आ →