Where does “gangsa” come from?

gangsa (Malay) comes from Sanskrit हंस, from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰansás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰansás, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰh₂éns — goose.

gangsa (Malay): bronze

Definitions

  1. bronze

Ancestry of “gangsa”, step by step

gangsa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit हंस

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritहंसa goose, gander, swan, flamingo; sometimes a mere...
2Proto-Indo-Aryanźʰansásgoose, swan
3Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰansásgoose, swan
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰh₂énsgoose

via Sanskrit कंस

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकंसmetal cup; bell-metal

Words derived from “gangsa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰh₂éns →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰansás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰansás →