Where does “lencana” come from?

lencana (Malay) comes from Sanskrit लाञ्छन, from Sanskrit -अन, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

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Ancestry of “lencana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritलाञ्छनa mark, sign, token; a mark of ignominy, stain,...
2Sanskrit-अनforms neuter nouns
3Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →Every word from Sanskrit -अन →Every word from Sanskrit लाञ्छन →