Where does “काम” come from?

काम (Nepali) comes from Sanskrit कर्मन्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kárma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kárma, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

काम (Nepali): work, act; job, occupation; lust, sexual passion,...

Definitions

  1. work, act; job, occupation; lust, sexual passion,...

Ancestry of “काम”, step by step

काम traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit कर्मन्

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकर्मन्act, action, performance, business; office,...
2Proto-Indo-Aryankárma—
3Proto-Indo-Iraniankárma—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

via Sanskrit कर्म

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकर्मnominative singular of कर्मन्; act; activity;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kárma →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan kárma →