Where does “कार्मिक” come from?

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

कार्मिक (Hindi): worker, labourer; labour

Definitions

  1. worker, labourer; labour

Ancestry of “कार्मिक”, 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 →