Where does “कर्म” come from?
कर्म (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit कर्मन्, from Sanskrit -मन्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -mā́.
कर्म (Hindi): action, act; fate, karma, consequence; object
Definitions
- action, act; fate, karma, consequence; object
Ancestry of “कर्म”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | कर्मन् | act, action, performance, business; office,... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | -मन् | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | -mā́ | — |
Words derived from “कर्म”