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

hartanah traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay harta

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

via Malay tanah

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaytanahground; land; earth
2Proto-Malayic*tanahearth; soil
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*tanəqearth, soil, land
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ert- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hártʰam →