Where does “kecapi” come from?

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

kecapi (Indonesian): santol

Definitions

  1. santol

Ancestry of “kecapi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykecapi—
2Sundaneseᮊᮎᮕᮤzither
3Sanskritकच्छपीwart

Words derived from “kecapi”

Every word from Sanskrit कच्छपी →Every word from Sundanese ᮊᮎᮕᮤ →Every word from Malay kecapi →
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