Where does “daya” come from?
daya (Proto-Malayic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian daya, from Proto-Austronesian daya — landward; upstream.
Ancestry of “daya”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | daya | landward; upstream; to trick |
| 2 | Proto-Austronesian | daya | landward; upstream |
Words derived from “daya”