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Where does “-कार” come from?

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

-कार (Hindi): doer

Definitions

  1. doer

Ancestry of “-कार”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskrit-कारdoer
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

Words derived from “-कार”

  • साक्षात्कार
  • कहानीकार
  • इतिहासकार
  • उपन्यासकार
  • संगीतकार
  • चित्रकारी
  • चित्रकार
  • साहूकार
  • भाषांतरकार
  • सुईकार
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