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.

Ancestry of “kerani”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Sanskrit	करण	doing, making, effecting, causing; clever,...
2	Sanskrit	कृ	to make
3	Proto-Indo-European	kʷer-	to do; to make; to build

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