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Where does “percaya” come from?

percaya (Javanese) comes from Old Javanese [[parcaya]], [[pracaya]], from Sanskrit प्रत्यय, from Sanskrit प्रति-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Ancestry of “percaya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Javanese[[parcaya]], [[pracaya]]—
2Sanskritप्रत्यय—
3Sanskritप्रति-around, upon
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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