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Where does “gaja” come from?
gaja (Pali) comes from Sanskrit गज, from Sanskrit गज् — to sound, to roar.
gaja
(Pali): elephant
Definitions
elephant
Ancestry of “gaja”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Sanskrit
गज
elephant
2
Sanskrit
गज्
to sound, to roar
Words derived from “gaja”
คช
คชา
គជ
คชสาร
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