Where does “gamelan” come from?

gamelan (Indonesian) comes from Malay gamelan, from Javanese gamelan, from Old Javanese gamĕlan, from Old Javanese gamĕl, from Proto-Mon-Khmer kəəlʔ — to support; to help.

gamelan (Indonesian): gamelan

Definitions

  1. gamelan

Ancestry of “gamelan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaygamelangamelan
2Javanesegamelangamelan
3Old Javanesegamĕlangamelan
4Old Javanesegamĕlto touch, to grasp
5Proto-Mon-Khmerkəəlʔto support; to help

Words derived from “gamelan”

Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer kəəlʔ →Every word from Old Javanese gamĕl →Every word from Old Javanese gamĕlan →