köken: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Balto-Slavic *prṓˀwas Proto-Slavic *pràvъ Proto-Slavic *pràvo Old Polish prawo Polish prawo Proto-Slavic *-ъko Old Polish -ko Polish -ko Polish prawko From prawo + -ko.
Compound of surat izin (“permit”) + mengemudi (“to drive”), literally “driving permit”. First attested in 1965. Compare to Japanese 運転免許証(うんてんめんきょしょう) (untenmenkyoshō, “driver's license”, literally “driving license (permit proof)”) and its Japanese occupation period equivalent Indonesian soerat izin mengemoedikan auto.