Where does “कार्यालय” come from?

कार्यालय (Hindi) comes from Bengali রংপুর, from Bengali পর, from Sanskrit पुर, from Sanskrit पर, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

कार्यालय (Hindi): office, workplace; administrative division

Definitions

  1. office, workplace; administrative division

Ancestry of “कार्यालय”, step by step

कार्यालय traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bengali রংপুর

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1BengaliরংপুরRangpur
2Bengaliপরafter
3Sanskritपुरfortress, castle, city, town; the female...
4Sanskritपरother; more remote; distant, further, other
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Sanskrit पर →