Where does “karena” come from?
karena (Indonesian) comes from Malay kerana, from Sanskrit कारण, from Sanskrit करण, from Sanskrit कृ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.
karena (Indonesian): because
Ancestry of “karena”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Malay | kerana | because |
| 2 | Sanskrit | कारण | cause or reason of anything; instrument, means;... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | करण | doing, making, effecting, causing; clever,... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | कृ | to make |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷer- | to do; to make; to build |