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

Definitions

  1. artwork, work of art

Ancestry of “कलाकृति”, step by step

कलाकृति traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi कृति

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiकृतिaction, activity, doing, work; creation, piece
2Sanskritकृतिthe act of doing, making, performing,...
3Sanskritकृतdone
4Proto-Indo-Iraniankr̥tásdone, made
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

via Hindi कला

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiकलाart
2Persianکلانbig, huge, massive
3Parthian𐫐𐫓𐫀𐫗—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kr̥tás →Every word from Sanskrit कृत →