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
Ancestry of “kawani”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | kerani | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | करण | doing, making, effecting, causing; clever,... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | कृ | to make |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷer- | to do; to make; to build |
Words derived from “kawani”