Where does “kurang kerjaan” come from?

kurang kerjaan (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian kerjaan, from Indonesian kerja, from Malay kerja, from Sanskrit कार्य, from Sanskrit कृ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

kurang kerjaan (Indonesian): got nothing better to do; got too much time on your hands

Definitions

  1. got nothing better to do; got too much time on your hands

Ancestry of “kurang kerjaan”, step by step

kurang kerjaan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian kerjaan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiankerjaanworks
2Indonesiankerjawork; job; to work
3Malaykerjawork; to work; job
4Sanskritकार्यfunction, act, deed; work, business, enterprise;...
5Sanskritकृto make
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

via Indonesian kurang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiankurangless
2Malaykurangless; fewer; not enough
3Proto-Malayic*kuraŋ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Sanskrit कृ →Every word from Sanskrit कार्य →