Where does “gusti” come from?
gusti (Indonesian) comes from Malay gusti, from Persian کشتی, from Persian ی, from Arabic ي, from Proto-Semitic ʿayn-, from Hebrew עַיִן — eye.
gusti (Indonesian): God
Definitions
- God
Ancestry of “gusti”, step by step
gusti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Malay gusti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | gusti | wrestling |
| 2 | Persian | کشتی | boat, ship; wrestling |
| 3 | Persian | ی | the grammatical particle ezafe; see... |
| 4 | Arabic | ي | bound object pronoun: me, my; The nisba suffix,... |
| 5 | Proto-Semitic | ʿayn- | eye |
| 6 | Hebrew | עַיִן | eye |
via Javanese ꦒꦸꦱ꧀ꦠꦶ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Javanese | ꦒꦸꦱ꧀ꦠꦶ | god |
| 2 | Old Javanese | gusti | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | गोष्ठ | cow-pen, cowshed, cattle abode; stable;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷow-sth₂-o- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |