Where does “ꦒꦁꦱ” come from?

ꦒꦁꦱ (Javanese) comes from Old Javanese gaṅsa, from Sanskrit कंस — metal cup; bell-metal.

ꦒꦁꦱ (Javanese): classical Javanese musical instrument or ensemble of instruments

Definitions

  1. classical Javanese musical instrument or ensemble of instruments

Ancestry of “ꦒꦁꦱ”, step by step

ꦒꦁꦱ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Javanese gaṅsa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Javanesegaṅsabell-metal
2Sanskritकंसmetal cup; bell-metal

via Portuguese gansa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesegansafemale equivalent of ganso

Words derived from “ꦒꦁꦱ”

Every word from Sanskrit कंस →Every word from Old Javanese gaṅsa →