Where does “banci” come from?

banci (Indonesian) comes from Malay banci, from Javanese ꦧꦚ꧀ꦕꦶ, from Kawi wañci, from Sanskrit वञ्चन — cheating; fraud.

banci (Indonesian): waria: a member of Indonesia's traditional transfeminine category

Definitions

  1. waria: a member of Indonesia's traditional transfeminine category

Ancestry of “banci”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalaybanciA census
2Javaneseꦧꦚ꧀ꦕꦶa plant whose leaves are used in folk medicines or used as vegetable
3Kawiwañci—
4Sanskritवञ्चनcheating; fraud

Words derived from “banci”

Every word from Sanskrit वञ्चन →Every word from Kawi wañci →Every word from Javanese ꦧꦚ꧀ꦕꦶ →