Where does “ꦩꦺꦫꦸ” come from?
ꦩꦺꦫꦸ (Javanese) comes from Old Javanese meru, from Sanskrit मेरु, from Proto-Indo-European móri, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.
ꦩꦺꦫꦸ (Javanese): mountain
Definitions
- mountain
Ancestry of “ꦩꦺꦫꦸ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Javanese | meru | mountain |
| 2 | Sanskrit | मेरु | Name of a fabulous mountain, regarded as the Olympus of Hindu mythology and said to form the central point of jambu-dvīpa-. All the planets revolve round it and it is compared to the cup or seed-vessel of a lotus, the leaves of which are formed by the different dvīpas q.v. The river Ganges falls fro |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | móri | sea; standing water |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |