Where does “ꦉꦕ” come from?

ꦉꦕ (Javanese) comes from Old Javanese arca, from Sanskrit अर्चा, from Sanskrit अर्च्, from Proto-Indo-European h₁erkʷ- — to praise; to shine, sing.

ꦉꦕ (Javanese): statue

Definitions

  1. statue

Ancestry of “ꦉꦕ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Javanesearcaimage, cult-statue
2Sanskritअर्चाworship, adoration
3Sanskritअर्च्to shine; to praise; shining, brilliant
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁erkʷ-to praise; to shine, sing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁erkʷ- →Every word from Sanskrit अर्च् →Every word from Sanskrit अर्चा →