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Where does “ݢميلن” come from?

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

ݢميلن (Malay): gamelan

Definitions

  1. gamelan

Ancestry of “ݢميلن”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javanesegamelangamelan
2Old Javanesegamĕlan—
3Old Javanesegamĕl—
4Proto-Mon-Khmerkəəlʔto support; to help
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