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Where does “कांस्य” come from?

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

कांस्य (Sanskrit): made of bell-metal

Definitions

  1. made of bell-metal

Ancestry of “कांस्य”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकंसmetal cup; bell-metal

Words derived from “कांस्य”

  • कांसा
  • काँसा
  • कांसी
  • gangsa
  • کانسی
  • کانسا
  • काँसो
  • ???
  • कांसी
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