Where does “durjana” come from?
durjana (Indonesian) comes from Malay durjana, from Sanskrit दुर्जन, from Sanskrit जन, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́ánHas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ánHas, from Proto-Indo-European ǵónh₁os, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
durjana (Indonesian): evildoer; wicked
Definitions
- evildoer; wicked
Ancestry of “durjana”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | durjana | evildoer; wicked |
| 2 | Sanskrit | दुर्जन | bad man, villain, scoundrel; bad people;... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | जन | generating; person, human being, human; race,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | ȷ́ánHas | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́ánHas | race, group of people |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵónh₁os | birth; offspring |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |