Where does “mardijker” come from?
mardijker (Dutch) comes from Indonesian merdeka, from Malay merdeka, from Classical Malay مرديكا, from Sanskrit महर्द्धिक, from Sanskrit महा, from Sanskrit महायान, from Sanskrit यान, from Proto-Indo-Aryan yáHnam — to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel.
mardijker (Dutch): Former European slave, who was converted to...
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Ancestry of “mardijker”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Indonesian | merdeka | free; independent |
| 2 | Malay | merdeka | free; the state of being liberated; independent;... |
| 3 | Classical Malay | مرديكا | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | महर्द्धिक | very prosperous; very powerful; very sage |
| 5 | Sanskrit | महा | combining form of महत्; buffalo; great, large,... |
| 6 | Sanskrit | महायान | — |
| 7 | Sanskrit | यान | carriage, vehicle, mode of transport; moving,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | yáHnam | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | yáHnam | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yéh₂-nom | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yeh₂- | to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel |