Where does “പ്രതികാരം” come from?

പ്രതികാരം (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit प्रतिकार, from Sanskrit कार, from Sanskrit कृ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

പ്രതികാരം (Malayalam): revenge

Definitions

  1. revenge

Ancestry of “പ്രതികാരം”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritप्रतिकारrequital, compensation
2Sanskritकारgain, prize, booty; contest, war; an act, action
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 कार →
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