Where does “curnum” come from?

curnum (English) comes from Telugu కరణము, from Sanskrit करण, from Sanskrit कृ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

curnum (English): A village accountant or town clerk

Definitions

  1. A village accountant or town clerk

Ancestry of “curnum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TeluguకరణముA village clerk, a writer, an accountant;...
2Sanskritकरणdoing, making, effecting, causing; clever,...
3Sanskritकृto make
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Sanskrit कृ →Every word from Sanskrit करण →