Where does “aji” come from?

aji (Indonesian) comes from Malay aji, from Javanese ꦲꦗꦶ, from Old Javanese aji — holy writ, scripture, sacred text.

aji (Indonesian): magical

Definitions

  1. magical

Ancestry of “aji”, step by step

aji traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay aji

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayajiking
2Javaneseꦲꦗꦶhajj
3Old Javaneseajiholy writ, scripture, sacred text

via Javanese Aji

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1JavaneseAji—
Every word from Old Javanese aji →Every word from Javanese ꦲꦗꦶ →Every word from Malay aji →