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Where does “कार्य” come from?

कार्य (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit कार्य, from Sanskrit कृ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

कार्य (Hindi): work, task; action, operation; business

Definitions

  1. work, task; action, operation; business

Ancestry of “कार्य”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकार्यfunction, act, deed; work, business, enterprise;...
2Sanskritकृto make
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

Words derived from “कार्य”

  • कार्यान्वित
  • कार्यकाल
  • कार्यभार
  • कार्यालय
  • कार्यसूची
  • कार्यकुशल
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