Where does “pekerja” come from?

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

pekerja (Malay): worker; employee

Definitions

  1. worker; employee

Ancestry of “pekerja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykerjawork; to work; job
2Sanskritकार्यfunction, act, deed; work, business, enterprise;...
3Sanskritकृto make
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

Words derived from “pekerja”

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