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Where does “কর্ম” come from?

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

কর্ম (Bengali): deed, action; work; karma

Definitions

  1. deed, action; work; karma

Ancestry of “কর্ম”, step by step

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