Where does “kerani” come from?

kerani (Malay) comes from Sanskrit करण, from Sanskrit कृ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

kerani (Malay): clerk

Definitions

  1. clerk

Ancestry of “kerani”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकरणdoing, making, effecting, causing; clever,...
2Sanskritकृto make
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

Words derived from “kerani”

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