Where does “seribu juta” come from?
seribu juta (Malay) comes from Malay ribu juta, 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 — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.
seribu juta (Malay): one billion
Ancestry of “seribu juta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Malay | ribu juta | billion |
| 2 | Malay | juta | million |
| 3 | Sanskrit | अयुत | unimpeded; unjoined, unbounded; ten thousand, a... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | युत | kept off, removed; separate; attached, fastened |
| 5 | Sanskrit | त | this; that |
| 6 | Sanskrit | स्तृ | a star |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hstā́ | star |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂stḗr | star |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |