Where does “Putrajaya” come from?
Putrajaya (Malay) comes from Malay jaya, from Classical Malay jaya, 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 “Putrajaya”, step by step
Putrajaya traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Malay jaya
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | jaya | Synonym of kejayaan; to be successful, to... |
| 2 | Classical Malay | jaya | victory; success; prosperous |
| 3 | Sanskrit | जय | conquest, victory, triumph, winning, being... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | कर्ता | nominative singular of कर्तृ |
| 5 | Sanskrit | कर्तृ | maker; doer; agent; author one who does, makes, or acts |
| 6 | Sanskrit | कृ | to make |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷer- | to do; to make; to build |