Where does “adikarya” come from?

adikarya (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian karya, from Malay karya, from Sanskrit कार्य, from Sanskrit कृ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

adikarya (Indonesian): masterpiece

Definitions

  1. masterpiece

Ancestry of “adikarya”, step by step

adikarya traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian karya

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiankaryawork
2Malaykaryawork
3Sanskritकार्यfunction, act, deed; work, business, enterprise;...
4Sanskritकृto make
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

via French chef-d'œuvre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchchef-d'œuvrethe chief example of a body of work, a...

Words derived from “adikarya”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Sanskrit कृ →Every word from Sanskrit कार्य →