Where does “bencana” come from?

bencana (Malay) comes from Old Javanese bañcana, from Sanskrit वञ्चन — cheating; fraud.

bencana (Malay): calamity, cataclysm, catastrophe, disaster

Definitions

  1. calamity, cataclysm, catastrophe, disaster

Ancestry of “bencana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Javanesebañcanadeception, fraud
2Sanskritवञ्चनcheating; fraud
Every word from Sanskrit वञ्चन →Every word from Old Javanese bañcana →
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