Where does “kam” come from?

kam (Garo) comes from Assamese কাম, from Sanskrit कर्म, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kárma, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

kam (Garo): work

Definitions

  1. work

Ancestry of “kam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseকামwork, task, labour; job, employment; function,...
2Sanskritकर्मnominative singular of कर्मन्; act; activity;...
3Proto-Indo-Iraniankárma—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kárma →Every word from Sanskrit कर्म →