Where does “pekerja” come from?

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

pekerja (Indonesian): worker, laborer, labourer, employee

Definitions

  1. worker, laborer, labourer, employee

Ancestry of “pekerja”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pekerja”

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