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Where does “कराना” come from?

कराना (Hindi) comes from Hindi करना, from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀓𑀭𑀇, from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀓𑀭𑁄𑀢𑀺, from Sanskrit करोति, from Sanskrit कृणोति, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kr̥náwti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kr̥náwti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷr̥-néw-ti ~ kʷr̥-nw-énti — to do; to make; to build.

कराना (Hindi): to cause to do, to make one do

Definitions

  1. to cause to do, to make one do

Ancestry of “कराना”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiकरनाto do; to work, do work; to make, create
2Maharastri Prakrit𑀓𑀭𑀇—
3Ashokan Prakrit𑀓𑀭𑁄𑀢𑀺to do
4Sanskritकरोतिto do
5Sanskritकृणोतिto do, make
6Proto-Indo-Aryankr̥náwti—
7Proto-Indo-Iraniankr̥náwtito do, make
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷr̥-néw-ti ~ kʷr̥-nw-énti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build
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