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

Definitions

  1. work; to work; job

Ancestry of “kerja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकार्यfunction, act, deed; work, business, enterprise;...
2Sanskritकृto make
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

Words derived from “kerja”

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