Where does “ญาวา” come from?

ญาวา (Urak Lawoi') comes from Proto-Malayic ñawa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian nihawa, from Proto-Austronesian niSawa — breath.

ญาวา (Urak Lawoi'): body

Definitions

  1. body

Ancestry of “ญาวา”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayicñawabreath
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiannihawabreath
3Proto-AustronesianniSawabreath
Every word from Proto-Austronesian niSawa
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