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Where does “[[gajah]], [[gaja]]” come from?
[[gajah]], [[gaja]] (Old Javanese) comes from Sanskrit गज, from Sanskrit गज् — to sound, to roar.
Ancestry of “[[gajah]], [[gaja]]”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Sanskrit
गज
elephant
2
Sanskrit
गज्
to sound, to roar
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