Where does “नामकरण” come from?

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

नामकरण (Hindi): naming; christening, baptism

Definitions

  1. naming; christening, baptism

Ancestry of “नामकरण”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritनामकरणnominal suffix; calling a person by a name;...
2Sanskritकरणdoing, making, effecting, causing; clever,...
3Sanskritकृto make
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer-Every word from Sanskrit कृEvery word from Sanskrit करण