Where does “काँसो” come from?
काँसो (Nepali) comes from Sanskrit कांस्य, from Sanskrit कंस — metal cup; bell-metal.
काँसो (Nepali): bronze
Ancestry of “काँसो”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | कांस्य | made of bell-metal |
| 2 | Sanskrit | कंस | metal cup; bell-metal |