Where does “Jayapura” come from?
Jayapura (English) comes from Indonesian Jayapura, from Hindi जयपुर, from Hindi जय, from Sanskrit जय, from Sanskrit कर्ता, from Sanskrit कर्तृ, from Sanskrit कृ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.
Ancestry of “Jayapura”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | Jayapura | — |
| 2 | Hindi | जयपुर | — |
| 3 | Hindi | जय | victory, triumph; hail, glory, long live; victory... |
| 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 |