Where does “karaja” come from?
karaja (Broome Pearling Lugger Pidgin) comes from Malay kerja, from Sanskrit कार्य, from Sanskrit कृ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.
karaja (Broome Pearling Lugger Pidgin): work
Ancestry of “karaja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Malay | kerja | work; to work; job |
| 2 | Sanskrit | कार्य | function, act, deed; work, business, enterprise;... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | कृ | to make |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷer- | to do; to make; to build |