Where does “karma” come from?

Karma comes from Sanskrit कर्मन् (karman), derived from the Sanskrit root कृ (kṛ), which traces to Proto-Indo-European kʷer-.

karma (English): The sum total of a person's actions, which...

Definitions

  1. The sum total of a person's actions, which...

Ancestry of “karma”, step by step

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

Words derived from “karma

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer-
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