Where does “jagad” come from?

jagad (Javanese) comes from Old Javanese jagat, from Sanskrit जगत्, from Sanskrit गम्, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

jagad (Javanese): world

Definitions

  1. world

Ancestry of “jagad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Javanesejagatworld
2Sanskritजगत्wind, air; the world, the universe; body, the...
3Sanskritगम्to go, move, come
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- →Every word from Sanskrit गम् →Every word from Sanskrit जगत् →
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