Where does “নাট্যকার” come from?

নাট্যকার (Bengali) comes from Bengali কার, from Classical Persian کار, from Middle Persian kʾl, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

নাট্যকার (Bengali): playwright, dramatist a person who writes plays for the theatre

Definitions

playwright, dramatist a person who writes plays for the theatre

Ancestry of “নাট্যকার”, step by step

নাট্যকার traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bengali কার

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Bengali	কার	whose
2	Classical Persian	کار	—
3	Middle Persian	kʾl	work, deed, affair
4	Proto-Indo-European	kʷer-	to do; to make; to build

via Bengali নাট্য

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Bengali	নাট্য	drama, play, theatre
2	Sanskrit	नाट्य	dancing, mimic representation, dramatic art
3	Sanskrit	नाट	dancing, acting

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Middle Persian kʾl →Every word from Classical Persian کار →