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-.
Jakarta (English): The Indonesian government
Definitions
- The Indonesian government
Ancestry of “Jakarta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | Jakarta | The Indonesian government |
| 2 | Sanskrit | जयकर्ता | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | जय | conquest, victory, triumph, winning, being... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | कर्ता | nominative singular of कर्तृ |
| 5 | Sanskrit | कर्तृ | maker; doer; agent; author one who does, makes, or acts |
| 6 | Sanskrit | कृ | to make |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷer- | to do; to make; to build |