Where does “jaya” come from?
jaya (Indonesian) comes from Malay jaya, from Classical Malay jaya, from Sanskrit जय, from Sanskrit कर्ता, from Sanskrit कर्तृ, from Sanskrit कृ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.
jaya (Indonesian): victory; success; prosperous
Definitions
- victory; success; prosperous
Ancestry of “jaya”, step by step
jaya traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Malay jaya
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | jaya | Synonym of kejayaan; to be successful, to... |
| 2 | Classical Malay | jaya | victory; success; prosperous |
| 3 | Sanskrit | जय | conquest, victory, triumph, winning, being... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | कर्ता | nominative singular of कर्तृ |
| 5 | Sanskrit | कर्तृ | maker; doer; agent; author one who does, makes, or acts |
| 6 | Sanskrit | कृ | to make |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷer- | to do; to make; to build |
via Javanese jaya
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Javanese | jaya | victory |