Where does “pekerjaan” come from?
pekerjaan (Malay) comes from Malay kerja, from Sanskrit कार्य, from Sanskrit कृ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.
pekerjaan (Malay): Something done; action; An economic role for...
Definitions
- Something done; action; An economic role for...
Ancestry of “pekerjaan”, step by step
pekerjaan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Malay kerja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | kerja | work; to work; job |
| 2 | Sanskrit | कार्य | function, act, deed; work, business, enterprise;... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | कृ | to make |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷer- | to do; to make; to build |
via Classical Malay pekerjaan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Classical Malay | pekerjaan | — |