Where does “কর” come from?
কর (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit कर, from Sanskrit ताल, from Sanskrit तल, from Old Irish talam, from Proto-Celtic talamū, from Proto-Indo-European tl̥-mon-, from Proto-Indo-European tel- — flat; board, plank; to be still; to build.
কর (Bengali): tax, levy (government-imposed)
Definitions
- tax, levy (government-imposed)
Ancestry of “কর”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | कर | doer, maker; hand; tax |
| 2 | Sanskrit | ताल | the palm tree or fan palm; clapping; the palm of... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | तल | surface, level, floor; the part underneath, lower... |
| 4 | Old Irish | talam | earth, land; land, country; earth |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | talamū | earth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tl̥-mon- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tel- | flat; board, plank; to be still; to build |