Where does “Bima Sakti” come from?

Bima Sakti (Malay) comes from Javanese ꦧꦶꦩꦱꦼꦏ꧀ꦠꦶ, from Javanese ꦱꦼꦏ꧀ꦠꦶ, from Old Javanese śakti, from Sanskrit शक्ति, from Sanskrit शक्, from Proto-Indo-European ḱek- — to be able, capable.

Bima Sakti (Malay): the Milky Way

Definitions

  1. the Milky Way

Ancestry of “Bima Sakti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javaneseꦧꦶꦩꦱꦼꦏ꧀ꦠꦶthe Milky Way
2Javaneseꦱꦼꦏ꧀ꦠꦶto have magical power
3Old Javaneseśaktipower
4Sanskritशक्तिstrength, power, might; ability
5Sanskritशक्to be able; can
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱek-to be able, capable
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱek- →Every word from Sanskrit शक् →Every word from Sanskrit शक्ति →