Where does “यज्ञकर्ता” come from?

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

यज्ञकर्ता (Hindi): the conductor of the sacrifice

Definitions

  1. the conductor of the sacrifice

Ancestry of “यज्ञकर्ता”, step by step

यज्ञकर्ता traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi कर्ता

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiकर्ताdoer; subject
2Sanskritकर्तृmaker; doer; agent; author one who does, makes, or acts
3Sanskritकृto make
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

via Hindi यज्ञ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiयज्ञsacrifice, oblation
2Sanskritयज्ञworship, devotion, prayer, praise; act of worship...
3Proto-Indo-IranianHyaȷ́násworship; sacrifice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Sanskrit कृ →Every word from Sanskrit कर्तृ →