Where does “kāśa” come from?

kāśa (Old Javanese) comes from Sanskrit काश, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- — to see; to look.

kāśa (Old Javanese): wild sugarcane, kans grass (Saccharum spontaneum)

Definitions

  1. wild sugarcane, kans grass (Saccharum spontaneum)

Ancestry of “kāśa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकाशshining-brightly
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeḱ-to see; to look

Words derived from “kāśa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- →Every word from Sanskrit काश →