Where does “enam juta” come from?

enam 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.

enam juta (Malay): six million

Definitions

  1. six million

Ancestry of “enam juta”, step by step

enam 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 enam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayenamsix
2Proto-Malayicənəmsix
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianənəmsix
4Proto-Austronesianənəmsix
5Proto-Austroasiatic*ənəm
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗrEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hstā́