Where does “karyawan” come from?

karyawan (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.

karyawan (Indonesian): worker, staff

Definitions

  1. worker, staff

Ancestry of “karyawan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiankaryawork
2Malaykaryawork
3Sanskritकार्यfunction, act, deed; work, business, enterprise;...
4Sanskritकृto make
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Sanskrit कृ →Every word from Sanskrit कार्य →