Where does “hari jadi” come from?
hari jadi (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian hari, from Malay hari, from Proto-Malayic ari, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian waʀi, from Proto-Austronesian waʀi — day; sun; to dry.
hari jadi (Indonesian): anniversary
Definitions
- anniversary
Ancestry of “hari jadi”, step by step
hari jadi traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian hari
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | hari | day |
| 2 | Malay | hari | day |
| 3 | Proto-Malayic | ari | day |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | waʀi | day |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | waʀi | day; sun; to dry |
via Indonesian jadi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | jadi | so; to become |
| 2 | Malay | jadi | to become; so |
| 3 | Sanskrit | जाति | birth, production; rebirth; the form of existence... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁tis | birth, production |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
via Malay hari jadi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | hari jadi | birthday; one's anniversary of the day one was born |