Where does “ករណី” come from?

ករណី (Khmer) comes from Pali karaṇà, from Sanskrit कारण, from Sanskrit करण, from Sanskrit कृ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

ករណី (Khmer): instance, case

Definitions

  1. instance, case

Ancestry of “ករណី”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palikaraṇàdoing, action, making
2Sanskritकारणcause or reason of anything; instrument, means;...
3Sanskritकरणdoing, making, effecting, causing; clever,...
4Sanskritकृto make
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer-Every word from Sanskrit कृEvery word from Sanskrit करण