Where does “কর্মকর্তা” come from?

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

কর্মকর্তা (Bengali): official, officer

Definitions

  1. official, officer

Ancestry of “কর্মকর্তা”, step by step

কর্মকর্তা traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bengali কর্ম

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliকর্মdeed, action; work; karma
2Sanskritकर्मnominative singular of कर्मन्; act; activity;...
3Proto-Indo-Iraniankárma—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

via Bengali কর্তা

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliকর্তা—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kárma →Every word from Sanskrit कर्म →