Where does “kaji bahasa” come from?
kaji bahasa (Malay) comes from Malay kaji, from Old Javanese kahaji, from Old Javanese aji — holy writ, scripture, sacred text.
kaji bahasa (Malay): philology
Ancestry of “kaji bahasa”, step by step
kaji bahasa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Malay kaji
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | kaji | lesson, study; branch of study; investigation |
| 2 | Old Javanese | kahaji | — |
| 3 | Old Javanese | aji | holy writ, scripture, sacred text |
via Malay bahasa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | bahasa | language; decorum, appropriate social behavior |
| 2 | Sanskrit | भाषा | speech, language; any Prakrit dialect or a... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | भाष | — |