Where does “wartawan” come from?
wartawan (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian warta, from Malay warta, from Javanese warta, from Kawi warta, from Sanskrit वार्त्ता, from Sanskrit वृत्ति, from Sanskrit वृत्, from Proto-Indo-European wert- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
wartawan (Indonesian): journalist
Definitions
- journalist
Ancestry of “wartawan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | warta | news |
| 2 | Malay | warta | news |
| 3 | Javanese | warta | — |
| 4 | Kawi | warta | — |
| 5 | Sanskrit | वार्त्ता | news, tidings, story, account of something that... |
| 6 | Sanskrit | वृत्ति | method, essence, nature, gender; profession, job;... |
| 7 | Sanskrit | वृत् | to turn, to rotate |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |