Where does “കർത്താവ്” come from?

കർത്താവ് (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit कर्ता, from Sanskrit कर्तृ, from Sanskrit कृ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

കർത്താവ് (Malayalam): Jesus of Nazareth, the Christian Messiah

Definitions

  1. Jesus of Nazareth, the Christian Messiah

Ancestry of “കർത്താവ്”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकर्ताnominative singular of कर्तृ
2Sanskritकर्तृmaker; doer; agent; author one who does, makes, or acts
3Sanskritकृto make
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Sanskrit कृ →Every word from Sanskrit कर्तृ →