Where does “prahara” come from?

prahara (Indonesian) comes from Javanese ꦥꦿꦲꦫ, from Old Javanese prahāra, from Sanskrit प्रहार, from Sanskrit प्रहर — division of time.

prahara (Indonesian): storm; typhoon

Definitions

  1. storm; typhoon

Ancestry of “prahara”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javaneseꦥꦿꦲꦫ—
2Old Javaneseprahāra—
3Sanskritप्रहारattack, hit
4Sanskritप्रहरdivision of time
Every word from Sanskrit प्रहर →Every word from Sanskrit प्रहार →Every word from Old Javanese prahāra →