Where does “kawani” come from?

kawani (Tagalog) comes from Malay kerani, from Sanskrit करण, from Sanskrit कृ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

kawani (Tagalog): employee

Definitions

  1. employee

Ancestry of “kawani”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykeraniclerk
2Sanskritकरणdoing, making, effecting, causing; clever,...
3Sanskritकृto make
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

Words derived from “kawani”

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