Where does “Putrajaya” come from?
Putrajaya (English) comes from Malay Putrajaya, from Malay jaya, from Classical Malay jaya, from Sanskrit जय, from Sanskrit कर्ता, from Sanskrit कर्तृ, from Sanskrit कृ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.
Putrajaya (English): located in the federal territory of the same name
Definitions
- located in the federal territory of the same name
Ancestry of “Putrajaya”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | Putrajaya | — |
| 2 | Malay | jaya | Synonym of kejayaan; to be successful, to... |
| 3 | Classical Malay | jaya | victory; success; prosperous |
| 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 |