Where does “jutawan” come from?
jutawan (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.
jutawan (Malay): millionaire
Ancestry of “jutawan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Malay | juta | million |
| 2 | Sanskrit | अयुत | unimpeded; unjoined, unbounded; ten thousand, a... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | युत | kept off, removed; separate; attached, fastened |
| 4 | Sanskrit | त | this; that |
| 5 | Sanskrit | स्तृ | a star |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hstā́ | star |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂stḗr | star |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |