Where does “хайр” come from?

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

хайр (Mongolian): love

Definitions

  1. love

Ancestry of “хайр”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkairaauger; Short for jääkaira; core drill
2Sanskritकार्यfunction, act, deed; work, business, enterprise;...
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 कार्य →