Where does “কাম” come from?

কাম (Assamese) comes from Sanskrit कर्म, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kárma, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

কাম (Assamese): work, task, labour; job, employment; function,...

Definitions

  1. work, task, labour; job, employment; function,...

Ancestry of “কাম”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकर्मnominative singular of कर्मन्; act; activity;...
2Proto-Indo-Iraniankárma
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

Words derived from “কাম

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kármaEvery word from Sanskrit कर्म