Where does “uwat” come from?

uwat (Old Javanese) comes from Malay ubat, from Proto-Malayic ubat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ubat — powder.

uwat (Old Javanese): cure, remedy, medicine

Definitions

  1. cure, remedy, medicine

Ancestry of “uwat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayubatmedicine
2Proto-Malayicubatmedicine, drug
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianubatpowder

Words derived from “uwat”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ubat →Every word from Proto-Malayic ubat →Every word from Malay ubat →