Where does “Jakarta” come from?
Jakarta (Malay) comes from Sanskrit जयकर्त, from Sanskrit जय, from Sanskrit कर्ता, from Sanskrit कर्तृ, from Sanskrit कृ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.
Ancestry of “Jakarta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | जयकर्त | that which causes victory |
| 2 | Sanskrit | जय | conquest, victory, triumph, winning, being... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | कर्ता | nominative singular of कर्तृ |
| 4 | Sanskrit | कर्तृ | — |
| 5 | Sanskrit | कृ | to make |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷer- | to do; to make; to build |