Where does “adikarya” come from?

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

adikarya (Malay): masterpiece

Definitions

  1. masterpiece

Ancestry of “adikarya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianadikaryamasterpiece
2Indonesiankaryawork
3Malaykaryawork
4Sanskritकार्यfunction, act, deed; work, business, enterprise;...
5Sanskritकृto make
6Proto-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 →