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Where does “pustaka” come from?
pustaka (Old Javanese) comes from Sanskrit पुस्तक, from Proto-Indo-Aryan pōstaka.
Ancestry of “pustaka”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Sanskrit
पुस्तक
a protuberant ornament, boss; book, manuscript,...
2
Proto-Indo-Aryan
pōstaka
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Words derived from “pustaka”
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