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

Definitions

  1. because

Ancestry of “karena”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykeranabecause
2Sanskritकारणcause or reason of anything; instrument, means;...
3Sanskritकरणdoing, making, effecting, causing; clever,...
4Sanskritकृto make
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

Words derived from “karena”

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