Where does “甘美蘭” come from?

甘美蘭 (Chinese) comes from Indonesian gamelan, from Malay gamelan, from Javanese gamelan, from Old Javanese gamĕlan, from Old Javanese gamĕl, from Proto-Mon-Khmer kəəlʔ — to support; to help.

甘美蘭 (Chinese): gamelan

Definitions

  1. gamelan

Ancestry of “甘美蘭”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiangamelangamelan
2Malaygamelangamelan
3Javanesegamelangamelan
4Old Javanesegamĕlangamelan
5Old Javanesegamĕlto touch, to grasp
6Proto-Mon-Khmerkəəlʔto support; to help
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer kəəlʔ →Every word from Old Javanese gamĕl →Every word from Old Javanese gamĕlan →