Where does “ಧಿಕ್ಕಾರ” come from?

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

ಧಿಕ್ಕಾರ (Kannada): reproach, censure; contemptuous, disrespectful treatment

Definitions

  1. reproach, censure; contemptuous, disrespectful treatment

Ancestry of “ಧಿಕ್ಕಾರ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritधिक्कारreproach, contempt, disregard
2Sanskrit-कारdoer
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Sanskrit -कार →Every word from Sanskrit धिक्कार →