Where does “kusa” come from?
kusa (Indonesian) comes from Malay kusa, from Malay kuasa, from Javanese ꦏꦸꦮꦱ, from Javanese ꦏꦮꦱ, from Old Javanese kawaśa, from Old Javanese waśa, from Sanskrit वश, from Sanskrit वश् — to wish, to want.
kusa (Indonesian): goad, ankus
Definitions
- goad, ankus
Ancestry of “kusa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | kusa | an elephant goad, ankus |
| 2 | Malay | kuasa | power |
| 3 | Javanese | ꦏꦸꦮꦱ | powerful |
| 4 | Javanese | ꦏꦮꦱ | powerful |
| 5 | Old Javanese | kawaśa | overpowered, dominated, mastered, subdued |
| 6 | Old Javanese | waśa | power, force |
| 7 | Sanskrit | वश | will, wish, desire; authority, power, control,... |
| 8 | Sanskrit | वश् | to will, command; to desire, wish, long for, be... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | weḱ- | to wish, to want |