Where does “કારણ” come from?

કારણ (Gujarati) comes from Sanskrit कारण, from Sanskrit करण, from Sanskrit कृ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

કારણ (Gujarati): reason; cause

Definitions

  1. reason; cause

Ancestry of “કારણ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकारणcause or reason of anything; instrument, means;...
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 →