Where does “kertas kerja” come from?
kertas kerja (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian kertas, from Malay kertas, from Arabic قِرْطَاس, from Aramaic קַרְטֵיסָא, from Ancient Greek χάρτης, from Ancient Greek χαράσσω, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
kertas kerja (Indonesian): working paper: an authoritative report, generated by a team investigating a specific issue or scenario to propose solutions or enhancements, can be likened to a document that records preliminary figures, notes, data, or account analyses
Definitions
- working paper: an authoritative report, generated by a team investigating a specific issue or scenario to propose solutions or enhancements, can be likened to a document that records preliminary figures, notes, data, or account analyses
Ancestry of “kertas kerja”, step by step
kertas kerja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian kertas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | kertas | paper |
| 2 | Malay | kertas | paper |
| 3 | Arabic | قِرْطَاس | paper, page |
| 4 | Aramaic | קַרְטֵיסָא | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | χάρτης | sheet of paper, paper; book |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | χαράσσω | to sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |