Where does “ꦱꦺꦠ” come from?
ꦱꦺꦠ (Javanese) comes from Old Javanese [[śweta]], [[sita]], from Sanskrit श्वेत, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćwaytás, from Proto-Indo-European ḱweytós — white; bright; shine.
ꦱꦺꦠ (Javanese): white
Definitions
- white
Ancestry of “ꦱꦺꦠ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Javanese | [[śweta]], [[sita]] | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | श्वेत | white, bright, dressed in white |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *ćwaytás | white |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱweytós | white; bright; shine |