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

Definitions

  1. gamelan

Ancestry of “gamelan”, step by step

gamelan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Javanese gamelan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javanesegamelangamelan
2Old Javanesegamĕlangamelan
3Old Javanesegamĕlto touch, to grasp
4Proto-Mon-Khmerkəəlʔto support; to help

via Javanese ꦒꦩꦼꦭꦤ꧀

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javaneseꦒꦩꦼꦭꦤ꧀gamelan genre of music
2Javaneseꦒꦩꦼꦭ꧀groom, fettler, horsekeeper, ostler: a person who looks after horses

Words derived from “gamelan”

Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer kəəlʔ →Every word from Old Javanese gamĕl →Every word from Old Javanese gamĕlan →