Where does “काँसा” come from?
काँसा (Hindi) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit ???, from Sanskrit कांस्य, from Sanskrit कंस — metal cup; bell-metal.
काँसा (Hindi): bronze
Ancestry of “काँसा”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sauraseni Prakrit | ??? | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | कांस्य | made of bell-metal |
| 3 | Sanskrit | कंस | metal cup; bell-metal |
Words derived from “काँसा”