Where does “kerja” come from?
kerja (Malay) comes from Sanskrit कार्य, from Sanskrit कृ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.
kerja (Malay): work; to work; job
Ancestry of “kerja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | कार्य | function, act, deed; work, business, enterprise;... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | कृ | to make |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷer- | to do; to make; to build |
Words derived from “kerja”