Where does “कलाकृति” come from?
कलाकृति (Hindi) comes from Hindi कृति, from Sanskrit कृति, from Sanskrit कृत, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kr̥tás, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.
कलाकृति (Hindi): artwork, work of art
Ancestry of “कलाकृति”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hindi | कृति | action, activity, doing, work; creation, piece |
| 2 | Sanskrit | कृति | the act of doing, making, performing,... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | कृत | past participle of कृणोति ; done; done, made;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kr̥tás | done, made |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷer- | to do; to make; to build |