Where does “juta” come from?
juta (Tetum) comes from Indonesian 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.
juta (Tetum): million
Definitions
- million
Ancestry of “juta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | juta | million |
| 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 |