Where does “karen” come from?

karen (Kholosi) comes from Sanskrit करोति, from Sanskrit कृणोति, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kr̥náwti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kr̥náwti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷr̥-néw-ti ~ kʷr̥-nw-énti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

karen (Kholosi): to do

Definitions

  1. to do

Ancestry of “karen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकरोतिto do
2Sanskritकृणोतिto do, make
3Proto-Indo-Aryankr̥náwti—
4Proto-Indo-Iraniankr̥náwtito do, make
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷr̥-néw-ti ~ kʷr̥-nw-énti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷr̥-néw-ti ~ kʷr̥-nw-énti →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kr̥náwti →