Where does “karmic” come from?
Karmic derives from English karma plus the suffix -ique from French, -icus from Latin, and -kos from Proto-Indo-European, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root kʷer-.
karmic (English): Of or pertaining to karma
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to karma
Ancestry of “karmic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | karma | The sum total of a person's actions, which... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | कर्म | nominative singular of कर्मन्; act; activity;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kárma | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷer- | to do; to make; to build |
Words derived from “karmic”