Where does “wacana” come from?

wacana (Balinese) comes from Sanskrit वचन, from Sanskrit वच्, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

wacana (Balinese): voice

Definitions

  1. voice

Ancestry of “wacana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवचनspeaking; eloquent; speaking, utterance
2Sanskritवच्to speak, utter, say
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- →Every word from Sanskrit वच् →Every word from Sanskrit वचन →