Where does “कामकाज” come from?
कामकाज (Hindi) comes from Hindi काज, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀚𑁆𑀚, from Sanskrit कार्य, from Sanskrit कृ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.
कामकाज (Hindi): business, work
Ancestry of “कामकाज”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hindi | काज | task, work; goal, purpose; buttonhole |
| 2 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀓𑀚𑁆𑀚 | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | कार्य | function, act, deed; work, business, enterprise;... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | कृ | to make |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷer- | to do; to make; to build |