Where does “ガムラン” come from?

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

ガムラン (Japanese): gamelan

Definitions

  1. gamelan

Ancestry of “ガムラン”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaygamelangamelan
2Javanesegamelangamelan
3Old Javanesegamĕlangamelan
4Old Javanesegamĕlto touch, to grasp
5Proto-Mon-Khmerkəəlʔto support; to help
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer kəəlʔ →Every word from Old Javanese gamĕl →Every word from Old Javanese gamĕlan →