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Where does “hartanah” come from?

hartanah (Malay) comes from Malay harta, from Sanskrit अर्थ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hártʰam, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ert-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.

hartanah (Malay): real property, real estate

Definitions

  1. real property, real estate

Ancestry of “hartanah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayhartaproperty
2Sanskritअर्थaim, purpose, meaning; advantage; profit
3Proto-Indo-IranianHártʰamaffair, occurrence; object, thing; purpose
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ert-earth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth
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