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Where does “कार्यकुशल” come from?

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

कार्यकुशल (Hindi): efficient, productive

Definitions

  1. efficient, productive

Ancestry of “कार्यकुशल”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiकार्यwork, task; action, operation; business
2Sanskritकार्यfunction, act, deed; work, business, enterprise;...
3Sanskritकृto make
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build
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