Where does “dua juta” come from?

dua juta (Malay) comes from Malay juta, from Sanskrit अयुत, from Sanskrit युत, from Sanskrit त, from Sanskrit स्तृ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hstā́, from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

dua juta (Malay): two million

Definitions

  1. two million

Ancestry of “dua juta”, step by step

dua juta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay juta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayjutamillion
2Sanskritअयुतunimpeded; unjoined, unbounded; ten thousand, a...
3Sanskritयुतkept off, removed; separate; attached, fastened
4Sanskritthis; that
5Sanskritस्तृa star
6Proto-Indo-IranianHstā́star
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂stḗrstar
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

via Malay dua

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayduatwo
2Proto-Malayicdua(ʔ)two
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianduhatwo
4Proto-Austronesian*duha
5Proto-AustronesianduSatwo
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗrEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hstā́