Where does “kamerdikaan” come from?
kamerdikaan (Sundanese) comes from Sundanese merdika, from Sanskrit महर्द्धिक, from Sanskrit महा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan maźʰā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian maȷ́ʰā́, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.
kamerdikaan (Sundanese): freedom
Definitions
- freedom
Ancestry of “kamerdikaan”, step by step
kamerdikaan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sundanese merdika
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sundanese | merdika | independent |
| 2 | Sanskrit | महर्द्धिक | very prosperous; very powerful; very sage |
| 3 | Sanskrit | महा | combining form of महत्; buffalo; great, large,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | maźʰā́ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | maȷ́ʰā́ | big, great |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂s | big, great |
via Sundanese ka- -an
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sundanese | ka- -an | — |