Where does “percaya” come from?
percaya (Indonesian) comes from Malay percaya, from Javanese percaya, from Old Javanese [[parcaya]], [[pracaya]], from Sanskrit प्रत्यय, from Sanskrit प्रति-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
percaya (Indonesian): to believe, to have trust
Definitions
- to believe, to have trust
Ancestry of “percaya”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | percaya | belief; trust; to believe, to have trust |
| 2 | Javanese | percaya | — |
| 3 | Old Javanese | [[parcaya]], [[pracaya]] | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | प्रत्यय | belief, firm conviction, trust, faith, assurance or certainty of |
| 5 | Sanskrit | प्रति- | around, upon |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |