Where does “téga” come from?

téga (Javanese) comes from Old Javanese [[tega]], [[tyaga]], from Sanskrit त्याग, from Indo-Iranian *tyāgás, from Proto-Indo-European tyegʷ- — to leave alone, give up; to retreat.

téga (Javanese): heartless

Definitions

  1. heartless

Ancestry of “téga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Javanese[[tega]], [[tyaga]]—
2Sanskritत्यागabandonment; sacrifice; renunciation
3Indo-Iranian*tyāgás—
4Proto-Indo-Europeantyegʷ-to leave alone, give up; to retreat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tyegʷ- →Every word from Indo-Iranian *tyāgás →Every word from Sanskrit त्याग →