Where does “kelompok kerja” come from?

kelompok 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.

kelompok kerja (Indonesian): working group

Definitions

  1. working group

Ancestry of “kelompok kerja”, step by step

kelompok kerja traces back through two 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 kelompok

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiankelompokgroup, social group
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer-Every word from Sanskrit कृEvery word from Sanskrit कार्य
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