Where does “kaharṣa” come from?

kaharṣa (Old Javanese) comes from Old Javanese harṣa, from Sanskrit हर्ष, from Sanskrit हृष्, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰers- — stiff; surprised.

kaharṣa (Old Javanese): desire, wish

Definitions

  1. desire, wish

Ancestry of “kaharṣa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Javaneseharṣajoy, pleasure, delight
2Sanskritहर्षjoy, pleasure, happiness; bristling, erection;...
3Sanskritहृष्to be excited or impatient or anxious, rejoice in the prospect of
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰers-stiff; surprised

Words derived from “kaharṣa

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰers-Every word from Sanskrit हृष्Every word from Sanskrit हर्ष
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