Where does “kerjasama” come from?

kerjasama (Malay) comes from Malay sama, from Sanskrit सम, from Proto-Indo-Iranian samHás, from Proto-Indo-European somHós, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

kerjasama (Malay): cooperation

Definitions

  1. cooperation

Ancestry of “kerjasama”, step by step

kerjasama traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay sama

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaysamasame; equal; with
2Sanskritसमsame, equal, alike; equivalent to, like,...
3Proto-Indo-IraniansamHássame, equal
4Proto-Indo-EuropeansomHóssame, alike
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via Malay kerja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykerjawork; to work; job
2Sanskritकार्यfunction, act, deed; work, business, enterprise;...
3Sanskritकृto make
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European somHós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian samHás →