Where does “wijaya” come from?
wijaya (Indonesian) comes from Javanese ꦮꦶꦗꦪ, from Old Javanese wijaya, from Sanskrit विजय, from Sanskrit जय, from Sanskrit कर्ता, from Sanskrit कर्तृ, from Sanskrit कृ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.
wijaya (Indonesian): victory
Definitions
- victory
Ancestry of “wijaya”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Javanese | ꦮꦶꦗꦪ | victory |
| 2 | Old Javanese | wijaya | victory, triumph |
| 3 | Sanskrit | विजय | contest for victory, conquest, triumph,... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | जय | conquest, victory, triumph, winning, being... |
| 5 | Sanskrit | कर्ता | nominative singular of कर्तृ |
| 6 | Sanskrit | कर्तृ | maker; doer; agent; author one who does, makes, or acts |
| 7 | Sanskrit | कृ | to make |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷer- | to do; to make; to build |