Where does “daya” come from?

daya (Sundanese) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian daya, from Proto-Austronesian daya — landward; upstream.

daya (Sundanese): to deceive, to persuade to anything under false...

Definitions

  1. to deceive, to persuade to anything under false...

Ancestry of “daya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandayalandward; upstream; to trick
2Proto-Austronesiandayalandward; upstream
Every word from Proto-Austronesian daya →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian daya →