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Where does “जयकर्ता” come from?

जयकर्ता (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit जय, from Sanskrit कर्ता, from Sanskrit कर्तृ, from Sanskrit कृ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

Ancestry of “जयकर्ता”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritजयconquest, victory, triumph, winning, being...
2Sanskritकर्ताnominative singular of कर्तृ
3Sanskritकर्तृ—
4Sanskritकृto make
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

Words derived from “जयकर्ता”

  • Ĝakarto
  • जकार्ता
  • Jakarta
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