Where does “penghapus kaca” come from?

penghapus kaca (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian kaca, from Javanese ꦏꦕ, from Old Javanese kaca, from Sanskrit काच — glass; crystal, quartz; alkaline salt, block salt.

penghapus kaca (Indonesian): windshield wiper

Definitions

  1. windshield wiper

Ancestry of “penghapus kaca”, step by step

penghapus kaca traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian kaca

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiankacaglass, window; mirror; example
2Javaneseꦏꦕpage; glass
3Old Javanesekacaglass
4Sanskritकाचglass; crystal, quartz; alkaline salt, block salt

via Indonesian penghapus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianpenghapuseraser
2Indonesianhapus—
3Malayhapusto extinguish; to put an end to
4Proto-Austronesian*qa(m)pus—
Every word from Sanskrit काच →Every word from Old Javanese kaca →Every word from Javanese ꦏꦕ →