Where does “gamelan” come from?
gamelan (Malay) comes from Javanese gamelan, from Old Javanese gamĕlan, from Old Javanese gamĕl, from Proto-Mon-Khmer kəəlʔ — to support; to help.
gamelan (Malay): gamelan
Ancestry of “gamelan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Javanese | gamelan | gamelan |
| 2 | Old Javanese | gamĕlan | — |
| 3 | Old Javanese | gamĕl | — |
| 4 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | kəəlʔ | to support; to help |
Words derived from “gamelan”