Where does “कर्मनिष्ठ” come from?

कर्मनिष्ठ (Hindi) comes from Hindi कर्म, from Sanskrit कर्मन्, from Sanskrit -मन्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -mā́.

कर्मनिष्ठ (Hindi): diligent, conscientious, dedicated

Definitions

  1. diligent, conscientious, dedicated

Ancestry of “कर्मनिष्ठ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiकर्मaction, act; fate, karma, consequence; object
2Sanskritकर्मन्act, action, performance, business; office,...
3Sanskrit-मन्forms action nouns and result nouns from roots
4Proto-Indo-Iranian-mā́—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian -mā́ →Every word from Sanskrit -मन् →Every word from Sanskrit कर्मन् →
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