Where does “justa” come from?
justa (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian dusta, from Malay dusta, from Sanskrit दुष्ट, from Sanskrit दुस्-, from Proto-Indo-Aryan duš-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian duš-, from Proto-Indo-European dus-, from Proto-Indo-European dēwǝ- — to fail, be behind, be lacking.
justa (Indonesian): a lie
Ancestry of “justa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Indonesian | dusta | lie, untruth, intentionally false |
| 2 | Malay | dusta | lie; lie, untruth, intentionally false |
| 3 | Sanskrit | दुष्ट | wicked, evil, corrupt |
| 4 | Sanskrit | दुस्- | a prefix to nouns and rarely to verbs or adverbs ... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | duš- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | duš- | bad |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dus- | bad |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dēwǝ- | to fail, be behind, be lacking |