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Where does “kancil” come from?

kancil (Malay) comes from Javanese kancil, from Old Javanese kañcil.

Ancestry of “kancil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javanesekancil—
2Old Javanesekañcil—
Every word from Old Javanese kañcil →