Where does “karajaa” come from?

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

karajaa (Wolio): to work

Definitions

  1. to work

Ancestry of “karajaa”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Sanskrit कृ →Every word from Sanskrit कार्य →