Where does “ការន្ត” come from?

ការន្ត (Khmer) comes from Pali kāranta, from Pali kāra, from Sanskrit कार, from Sanskrit कृ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

ការន្ត (Khmer): the final vowel of Pali words

Definitions

  1. the final vowel of Pali words

Ancestry of “ការន្ត”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palikārantafinal sound or letter of a word
2Palikāradeed; doing, manner; production, application
3Sanskritकारgain, prize, booty; contest, war; an act, action
4Sanskritकृto make
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Sanskrit कृ →Every word from Sanskrit कार →