Where does “कार्यक्रम” come from?

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

कार्यक्रम (Hindi): program, itinerary

Definitions

  1. program, itinerary

Ancestry of “कार्यक्रम”, step by step

कार्यक्रम traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi कार्य

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

via Hindi क्रम

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiक्रमorder, sequence, arrangement; system,...
2Sanskritक्रमa step; going, progress, proceeding; route, path,...
3Sanskritक्रम्go, walk, stride; go across; climb
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer-Every word from Sanskrit कृEvery word from Sanskrit कार्य
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