Where does “balai latihan kerja” come from?

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

balai latihan kerja (Indonesian): government vocational training institute

Definitions

  1. government vocational training institute

Ancestry of “balai latihan kerja”, step by step

balai latihan kerja traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian kerja

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

via Indonesian balai

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianbalaia public hall or building; an office or bureau; a...
2Malaybalaihall, station, large building for public uses;...
3Proto-Malayicbalayhouse; hall
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbalayhouse; hall
5Proto-Austronesianbalayhouse; hall

via Indonesian latihan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianlatihantraining
2Indonesianlatihto train
3Malaylatih—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →