Talk:emas

How can the etymological source of emas, Indonesian for gold, be Sanskrit when Sanskrit for gold is suwarna? Warmest Regards, :)—_thecurran Speak your mind ^{my past} 12:37, 15 December 2014 (UTC)

There are lots of ways: Sanskrit often has several synonyms, the Malay word could be from another Sanskrit word of a different meaning- when you're talking about this kind of time depth, all sorts of things can happen. As for this specific etymology, you could ask about it at the Etymology scriptorium (not everyone reads talk pages). Chuck Entz (talk) 14:39, 15 December 2014 (UTC)