Where does “kerjakan” come from?

kerjakan (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.

kerjakan (Indonesian): to work on

Definitions

  1. to work on

Ancestry of “kerjakan”, step by step

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