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Where does “Jakarta” come from?

Jakarta derives from Sanskrit जयकर्त, composed of Sanskrit जय meaning "victory" and Proto-Indo-Iranian kr̥tás "made," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European kʷer-.

Ancestry of “Jakarta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IndonesianJakarta—
2Sanskritजयकर्ता—
3Sanskritजयconquest, victory, triumph, winning, being...
4Sanskritकर्ताnominative singular of कर्तृ
5Sanskritकर्तृ—
6Sanskritकृto make
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

Words derived from “Jakarta”

  • Jakartan
  • จาการ์ตา
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