Where does “kacha” come from?

kacha (Iban) comes from Malay kaca, from Classical Malay kaca, from Sanskrit काच — glass; crystal, quartz; alkaline salt, block salt.

kacha (Iban): glass

Definitions

  1. glass

Ancestry of “kacha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykacaglass; glass, window; mirror
2Classical Malaykaca—
3Sanskritकाचglass; crystal, quartz; alkaline salt, block salt
Every word from Sanskrit काच →Every word from Classical Malay kaca →Every word from Malay kaca →