Where does “swatantra” come from?
swatantra (Indonesian) comes from Javanese ꦱ꧀ꦮꦠꦤ꧀ꦠꦿ, from Old Javanese swatantra, from Sanskrit स्वतन्त्र, from Sanskrit तन्त्र, from Proto-Indo-Iranian tántram, from Proto-Indo-European *tántram, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.
swatantra (Indonesian): autonomy, self-government
Definitions
- autonomy, self-government
Ancestry of “swatantra”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Javanese | ꦱ꧀ꦮꦠꦤ꧀ꦠꦿ | independence |
| 2 | Old Javanese | swatantra | self-dependence |
| 3 | Sanskrit | स्वतन्त्र | free; uncontrolled, independent; chainless,... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | तन्त्र | a loom; the warp; the leading or principal or... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | tántram | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *tántram | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |