Where does “lāghawa” come from?

lāghawa (Old Javanese) comes from Sanskrit लाघव, from Sanskrit लघु, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hlagʰúš, from Proto-Indo-European h₁léngʰus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- — light.

lāghawa (Old Javanese): swift, agile

Definitions

  1. swift, agile

Ancestry of “lāghawa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritलाघवswiftness, rapidity, speed MBh. R; alacrity,...
2Sanskritलघुlight, quick, swift, active, prompt, nimble etc....
3Proto-Indo-IranianHlagʰúšlightweight, swift, agile
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁léngʰuslightweight
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light

Words derived from “lāghawa”

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