Where does “kawaśan” come from?
kawaśan (Old Javanese) comes from Old Javanese waśa, from Sanskrit वश, from Sanskrit वश्, from Proto-Indo-European weḱ- — to wish, to want.
kawaśan (Old Javanese): overpowered, dominated, mastered, subdued
Definitions
- overpowered, dominated, mastered, subdued
Ancestry of “kawaśan”, step by step
kawaśan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Javanese waśa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Javanese | waśa | power, force |
| 2 | Sanskrit | वश | will, wish, desire; authority, power, control,... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | वश् | to will, command; to desire, wish, long for, be... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weḱ- | to wish, to want |
via Old Javanese ka- -(a)n
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Javanese | ka- -(a)n | — |