Where does “-कार” come from?

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

-कार (Marathi): forms doer/maker nouns

Definitions

  1. forms doer/maker nouns

Ancestry of “-कार”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskrit-कारdoer
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

Words derived from “-कार

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer-Every word from Sanskrit -कार