Where does “yakṣa” come from?

yakṣa (Old Javanese) comes from Sanskrit यक्ष — a yaksha; a supernatural being, spiritual...

yakṣa (Old Javanese): yaksha

Definitions

  1. yaksha

Ancestry of “yakṣa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritयक्षa yaksha; a supernatural being, spiritual...
Every word from Sanskrit यक्ष