Where does “bencong” come from?

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

bencong (Indonesian): waria

Definitions

  1. waria

Ancestry of “bencong”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianbanciwaria: a member of Indonesia's traditional transfeminine category
2MalaybanciA census
3Javaneseꦧꦚ꧀ꦕꦶa plant whose leaves are used in folk medicines or used as vegetable
4Kawiwañci—
5Sanskritवञ्चनcheating; fraud
Every word from Sanskrit वञ्चन →Every word from Kawi wañci →Every word from Javanese ꦧꦚ꧀ꦕꦶ →