Where does “pangreh praja” come from?

pangreh praja (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian praja, from Javanese ꦥꦿꦗ, from Old Javanese prajā, from Sanskrit प्रजा, from Sanskrit प्र-, from Proto-Indo-Aryan pra-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.

pangreh praja (Indonesian): local ruler

Definitions

  1. local ruler

Ancestry of “pangreh praja”, step by step

pangreh praja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian praja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianprajanation
2Javaneseꦥꦿꦗkingdom, realm
3Old Javaneseprajāall subjects
4Sanskritप्रजाsubject of a king, rule; procreation; offspring
5Sanskritप्र-forward, before; forward, forth; in front of
6Proto-Indo-Aryanpra-forth
7Proto-Indo-Iranianpra-toward, forward
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Javanese ꦥꦁꦫꦺꦃꦥꦿꦗ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javaneseꦥꦁꦫꦺꦃꦥꦿꦗleading employee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European por- →