Where does “Jakartan” come from?
Jakartan (English) comes from English Jakarta, from Indonesian Jakarta, from Sanskrit जयकर्ता, from Sanskrit जय, from Sanskrit कर्ता, from Sanskrit कर्तृ, from Sanskrit कृ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.
Jakartan (English): Of, from, or pertaining to, Jakarta; Someone from...
Definitions
- Of, from, or pertaining to, Jakarta; Someone from...
Ancestry of “Jakartan”, step by step
Jakartan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Jakarta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Jakarta | The Indonesian government |
| 2 | Indonesian | Jakarta | The Indonesian government |
| 3 | Sanskrit | जयकर्ता | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | जय | conquest, victory, triumph, winning, being... |
| 5 | Sanskrit | कर्ता | nominative singular of कर्तृ |
| 6 | Sanskrit | कर्तृ | maker; doer; agent; author one who does, makes, or acts |
| 7 | Sanskrit | कृ | to make |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷer- | to do; to make; to build |