Where does “कार्य” come from?

कार्य (Marathi) comes from Sanskrit कार्य, from Sanskrit कृ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

कार्य (Marathi): work, task (usually of greater significance than काम)

Definitions

  1. work, task (usually of greater significance than काम)

Ancestry of “कार्य”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकार्यfunction, act, deed; work, business, enterprise;...
2Sanskritकृto make
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Sanskrit कृ →Every word from Sanskrit कार्य →