Where does β€œgangsa” come from?

gangsa (Betawi) comes from Portuguese gansa, ganso, from Gothic πŒ²πŒ°πŒ½πƒ, from Proto-Germanic gans, from Proto-Indo-European Η΅Κ°ans-.

gangsa (Betawi): goose

Definitions

  1. goose

Ancestry of β€œgangsa”, step by step

gangsa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese gansa, ganso

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesegansa, gansoβ€”
2GothicπŒ²πŒ°πŒ½πƒgoose
3Proto-Germanicgansgoose
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanΗ΅Κ°ans-β€”

via Javanese ꦒꦁꦱ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javaneseꦒꦁꦱclassical Javanese musical instrument or ensemble of instruments
2Old JavanesegaαΉ…sabell-metal
3Sanskritΰ€•ΰ€‚ΰ€Έmetal cup; bell-metal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Η΅Κ°ans- β†’Every word from Proto-Germanic gans β†’Every word from Gothic πŒ²πŒ°πŒ½πƒ β†’