Where does “क्रियाकलाप” come from?

क्रियाकलाप (Hindi) comes from Hindi क्रिया, from Sanskrit क्रिया, from Sanskrit आ, from Sanskrit धा, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰaH-.

क्रियाकलाप (Hindi): activity; project; rite, ritual

Definitions

  1. activity; project; rite, ritual

Ancestry of “क्रियाकलाप”, step by step

क्रियाकलाप traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi क्रिया

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiक्रियाverb; doing, performance; action, act, deed
2Sanskritक्रियाdoing, performing, performance, occupation with (in compounds), business, act, action, undertaking, activity, work, labour
3Sanskritseparated form of आ-; With senses determined by...
4Sanskritधाto put, place, set, lay in or on
5Proto-Indo-European*dʰaH-

via Hindi कलाप

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiकलापtotality, mass
2Dravidianunknown

via Marathi क्रिया

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Marathiक्रियाaction, activity, act
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *dʰaH-Every word from Sanskrit धाEvery word from Sanskrit