Where does “Jakarta” come from?

Jakarta (Indonesian) comes 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.

Jakarta (Indonesian): The Indonesian government

Definitions

  1. The Indonesian government

Ancestry of “Jakarta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritजयकर्ता—
2Sanskritजयconquest, victory, triumph, winning, being...
3Sanskritकर्ताnominative singular of कर्तृ
4Sanskritकर्तृmaker; doer; agent; author one who does, makes, or acts
5Sanskritकृto make
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

Words derived from “Jakarta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Sanskrit कृ →Every word from Sanskrit कर्तृ →