Where does “कांसी” come from?

कांसी (Rajasthani) comes from Sanskrit कांस्य, from Sanskrit कंस — metal cup; bell-metal.

कांसी (Rajasthani): bronze

Definitions

  1. bronze

Ancestry of “कांसी”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकांस्यmade of bell-metal
2Sanskritकंसmetal cup; bell-metal
Every word from Sanskrit कंस →Every word from Sanskrit कांस्य →