Where does “gulma” come from?

gulma (Indonesian) comes from Javanese gulma, from Old Javanese gulma, from Sanskrit गुल्म — A cluster or clump of trees, thicket, copse.

gulma (Indonesian): weed: any plant regarded as unwanted at the place where, and at the time when it is growing

Definitions

  1. weed: any plant regarded as unwanted at the place where, and at the time when it is growing

Ancestry of “gulma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javanesegulmabush, shrub
2Old Javanesegulmatrees clump, thicket, bush, shrub
3Sanskritगुल्मA cluster or clump of trees, thicket, copse
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