Where does “Nusantara” come from?
Nusantara (Indonesian) comes from Old Javanese antara, from Sanskrit अन्तर, from Sanskrit अन्तरा, from Sanskrit आ, from Sanskrit धा, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰaH-.
Nusantara (Indonesian): Indonesian Archipelago, the islands comprising the country of Indonesia or to the geographical groups which include its islands
Definitions
- Indonesian Archipelago, the islands comprising the country of Indonesia or to the geographical groups which include its islands
Ancestry of “Nusantara”, step by step
Nusantara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Javanese antara
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Javanese | antara | interval, interspace |
| 2 | Sanskrit | अन्तर | being in the interior, interior; near, proximate,... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | अन्तरा | in the middle, between; among |
| 4 | Sanskrit | आ | separated form of आ-; With senses determined by... |
| 5 | Sanskrit | धा | to put, place, set, lay in or on |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *dʰaH- | — |