Where does “karma” come from?
karma (Icelandic) comes from Sanskrit कर्मन्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kárma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kárma, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.
karma (Icelandic): karma; indefinite accusative plural of karmur;...
Definitions
- karma; indefinite accusative plural of karmur;...
Ancestry of “karma”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | कर्मन् | act, action, performance, business; office,... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | kárma | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kárma | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷer- | to do; to make; to build |