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
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	maker; doer; agent; author one who does, makes, or acts
5	Sanskrit	कृ	to make
6	Proto-Indo-European	kʷer-	to do; to make; to build

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Sanskrit कृ →Every word from Sanskrit कर्तृ →