Where does “neta” come from?

neta (English) comes from Japanese ネタ, from Japanese 種, from Proto-Japonic tanay — seed.

neta (English): A politician

Definitions

  1. A politician

Ancestry of “neta”, step by step

neta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese ネタ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseネタmaterial or ingredients to make something; ideas...
2Japanese種a seed; a pit or stone in a fruit; a gamete
3Proto-Japonictanayseed

via Hindi नेता

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiनेताleader
2Sanskritनेता—
Every word from Proto-Japonic tanay →Every word from Japanese 種 →Every word from Japanese ネタ →