Where does “layū” come from?
layū (Old Javanese) comes from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi lariw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian laʀiw, from Proto-Austronesian laʀiw.
Ancestry of “layū”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi | lariw | — |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | laʀiw | — |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | laʀiw | — |