Where does “layū” come from?

layū (Old Javanese) comes from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi lariw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian laʀiw, from Proto-Austronesian laʀiw.

layū (Old Javanese): to run

Definitions

  1. to run

Ancestry of “layū”, step by step

layū traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi lariw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Sunda-Sulawesilariw—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlaʀiw—
3Proto-Austronesianlaʀiw—

via Proto-Austronesian *layu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Austronesian*layu—

Words derived from “layū”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian laʀiw →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian laʀiw →Every word from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi lariw →