Where does “kuasa” come from?
kuasa (Indonesian) comes from Malay kuasa, from Javanese ꦏꦸꦮꦱ, from Javanese ꦏꦮꦱ, from Old Javanese kawaśa, from Old Javanese waśa, from Sanskrit वश, from Sanskrit वश्, from Proto-Indo-European weḱ- — to wish, to want.
kuasa (Indonesian): power
Definitions
- power
Ancestry of “kuasa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | kuasa | power |
| 2 | Javanese | ꦏꦸꦮꦱ | powerful |
| 3 | Javanese | ꦏꦮꦱ | powerful |
| 4 | Old Javanese | kawaśa | overpowered, dominated, mastered, subdued |
| 5 | Old Javanese | waśa | power, force |
| 6 | Sanskrit | वश | will, wish, desire; authority, power, control,... |
| 7 | Sanskrit | वश् | to will, command; to desire, wish, long for, be... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | weḱ- | to wish, to want |