Where does “gañja” come from?

gañja (Old Javanese) comes from Sanskrit गञ्ज, from Persian گنج, from Pahlavi ganǰ, from Old Median ganzah — treasure.

gañja (Old Javanese): upper part of the blade of a kris

Definitions

  1. upper part of the blade of a kris

Ancestry of “gañja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritगञ्जdisrespect
2Persianگنجtreasure; store; granary
3Pahlaviganǰ—
4Old Medianganzahtreasure

Words derived from “gañja”

Every word from Old Median ganzah →Every word from Pahlavi ganǰ →Every word from Persian گنج →