Where does “অকর্মা” come from?

অকর্মা (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit अकर्मन्, from Sanskrit कर्मन्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kárma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kárma, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

অকর্মা (Bengali): a good-for-nothing, an idler

Definitions

  1. a good-for-nothing, an idler

Ancestry of “অকর্মা”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअकर्मन्not working
2Sanskritकर्मन्act, action, performance, business; office,...
3Proto-Indo-Aryankárma—
4Proto-Indo-Iraniankárma—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

Words derived from “অকর্মা”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kárma →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan kárma →