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Where does “cakerawala” come from?

cakerawala (Malay) comes from Sanskrit चक्रवाल, from Pali cakkavāḷa — circle; sphere; world, solar-system, universe.

cakerawala (Malay): planet; sphere

Definitions

  1. planet; sphere

Ancestry of “cakerawala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritचक्रवालmultitude; assemblage; circle
2Palicakkavāḷacircle; sphere; world, solar-system, universe
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