Where does “kacapi” come from?

kacapi (English) comes from Sundanese kacapi, from Sanskrit कच्छप, from Sanskrit कश्यप, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kaśyápas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kaćyápas — turtle.

kacapi (English): A box zither with an open bottom, played by...

Definitions

  1. A box zither with an open bottom, played by...

Ancestry of “kacapi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SundanesekacapiA box zither with an open bottom, played by plucking, as the main accompanying instrument of tembang sunda and pantun sunda
2Sanskritकच्छपtortoise, turtle
3Sanskritकश्यपa tortoise; having black teeth
4Proto-Indo-Aryankaśyápas—
5Proto-Indo-Iraniankaćyápasturtle
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kaćyápas →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan kaśyápas →Every word from Sanskrit कश्यप →