Where does “kusa” come from?
kusa (Malay) comes from Malay kuasa, from Javanese ꦏꦸꦮꦱ, from Javanese ꦏꦮꦱ, from Old Javanese kawaśa, from Old Javanese waśa, from Sanskrit वश, from Sanskrit वश्, from Proto-Indo-European weḱ- — to wish, to want.
kusa (Malay): an elephant goad, ankus
Definitions
- an elephant goad, ankus
Ancestry of “kusa”, step by step
kusa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Malay kuasa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | kuasa | power |
| 2 | Javanese | ꦏꦸꦮꦱ | powerful |
| 3 | Javanese | ꦏꦮꦱ | powerful |
| 4 | Old Javanese | kawaśa | overpowered, dominated, mastered, subdued |
| 5 | Old Javanese | waśa | power, force |
| 6 | Sanskrit | वश | will, wish, desire; authority, power, control,... |
| 7 | Sanskrit | वश् | to will, command; to desire, wish, long for, be... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | weḱ- | to wish, to want |