Where does “aṇḍa” come from?
aṇḍa (Old Javanese) comes from Sanskrit अण्ड — egg; testicle; scrotum.
aṇḍa (Old Javanese): egg
Definitions
- egg
Ancestry of “aṇḍa”, step by step
aṇḍa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit अण्ड
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | अण्ड | egg; testicle; scrotum |
via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋga
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *taŋga | rung of a ladder |