Where does “carayá” come from?

carayá (Spanish) comes from Broome Pearling Lugger Pidgin karaja, from Malay kerja, from Sanskrit कार्य, from Sanskrit कृ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

carayá (Spanish): howler monkey

Definitions

  1. howler monkey

Ancestry of “carayá”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Broome Pearling Lugger Pidginkarajawork
2Malaykerjawork; to work; job
3Sanskritकार्यfunction, act, deed; work, business, enterprise;...
4Sanskritकृto make
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Sanskrit कृ →Every word from Sanskrit कार्य →