Where does “ジャガタラ” come from?
ジャガタラ (Japanese) comes from Dutch Djakarta, from Indonesian Jakarta, from Sanskrit जयकर्ता, from Sanskrit जय, from Sanskrit कर्ता, from Sanskrit कर्तृ, from Sanskrit कृ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.
ジャガタラ (Japanese): Former name of Jakarta, used during the Dutch East Indies period; Jacatra; Batavia
Definitions
- Former name of Jakarta, used during the Dutch East Indies period; Jacatra; Batavia
Ancestry of “ジャガタラ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | Djakarta | — |
| 2 | Indonesian | Jakarta | The Indonesian government |
| 3 | Sanskrit | जयकर्ता | — |
| 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 |