Where does “berkecapi” come from?

berkecapi (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian kecapi, from Malay kecapi, from Sundanese ᮊᮎᮕᮤ, from Sanskrit कच्छपी — wart.

berkecapi (Indonesian): to play kacapi

Definitions

  1. to play kacapi

Ancestry of “berkecapi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiankecapisantol
2Malaykecapi—
3Sundaneseᮊᮎᮕᮤzither
4Sanskritकच्छपीwart
Every word from Sanskrit कच्छपी →Every word from Sundanese ᮊᮎᮕᮤ →Every word from Malay kecapi →
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