Where does “lwah” come from?

lwah (Old Javanese) comes from Sanskrit गङ्गा, from Sanskrit गम्, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

lwah (Old Javanese): river

Definitions

  1. river

Ancestry of “lwah”, step by step

lwah traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit गङ्गा

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritगङ्गाthe Ganga; Ganges
2Sanskritगम्to go, move, come
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step

via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian luaq

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianluaq—

Words derived from “lwah”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- →Every word from Sanskrit गम् →Every word from Sanskrit गङ्गा →