Etymology

Jakarta

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Today it means: A province and capital city of Indonesia. Full definition →

Indonesian Jakarta ← Sanskrit जयकर्ता (jayakartā) ← Proto-Indo-European *kʷer-
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷey-
  2. Sanskritजि (ji)
  3. Sanskritजय (jaya)
  4. Proto-Indo-European*kʷer-
  5. Sanskritकृ (kṛ)
  6. Sanskritकर्ता (kartā)
  7. Sanskritजयकर्ता (jayakartā)
  8. IndonesianJakarta
  9. English todayJakarta

Borrowed from Indonesian Jakarta, from Sanskrit जयकर्ता (jayakartā, “that which causes victory”).

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