Where does “gamelan” come from?
Gamelan comes from Javanese gamelan, derived from the Javanese suffix -an added to a root meaning to strike or handle.
gamelan (English): A genre of music of Indonesian origin typically...
Definitions
- A genre of music of Indonesian origin typically...
Ancestry of “gamelan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Javanese | gamelan | gamelan |
| 2 | Old Javanese | gamĕlan | — |
| 3 | Old Javanese | gamĕl | — |
| 4 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | kəəlʔ | to support; to help |
Words derived from “gamelan”