Etymology

From Portuguese carreta ‎(“cart”). Parallel borrowings (from Portuguese) are Malay kereta ‎(“car”), Indonesian kereta ‎(“cart, train”), Sundanese karéta ‎(“cart, carriage”), Balinese kréta ‎(“cart, carriage”), Javanese kréta ‎(“carriage, train”), Tetum karreta ‎(“car, train”).