Where does “निकम्मा” come from?

निकम्मा (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit कर्म, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kárma, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

निकम्मा (Hindi): unemployed, without work; useless, idle

Definitions

  1. unemployed, without work; useless, idle

Ancestry of “निकम्मा”, step by step

निकम्मा traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit कर्म

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकर्मnominative singular of कर्मन्; act; activity;...
2Proto-Indo-Iraniankárma—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

via Sanskrit निः

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritनिःwithout, free of

Words derived from “निकम्मा”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kárma →Every word from Sanskrit कर्म →