Where does “luah” come from?

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

luah (Tenggarong Kutai Malay): river

Definitions

  1. river

Ancestry of “luah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Javaneselwahriver
2Sanskritगङ्गाthe Ganga; Ganges
3Sanskritगम्to go, move, come
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- →Every word from Sanskrit गम् →Every word from Sanskrit गङ्गा →