Where does “ghana” come from?

ghana (Old Javanese) comes from Sanskrit घन, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.

ghana (Old Javanese): cloud

Definitions

  1. cloud

Ancestry of “ghana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritघनa killer, striker, destroyer; slaying; an iron...
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰon- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen- →Every word from Sanskrit घन →