Where does “karyawati” come from?
karyawati (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.
Ancestry of “karyawati”, step by step
karyawati traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian karya
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | karya | work |
| 2 | Malay | karya | work |
| 3 | Sanskrit | कार्य | function, act, deed; work, business, enterprise;... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | कृ | to make |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷer- | to do; to make; to build |
via Indonesian wati
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | wati | — |