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Where does “अकर्म” come from?

अकर्म (Hindi) comes from Hindi अ-, from Sanskrit अ-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian a-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

अकर्म (Hindi): inactivity, idleness

Definitions

  1. inactivity, idleness

Ancestry of “अकर्म”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiअ-non-, un-, a-, an-
2Sanskritअ-un-, not; Used in the formation of imperfect,...
3Proto-Indo-Iraniana-un-, a-
4Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
5Proto-Indo-Europeannenot
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