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Where does “गर्नु” come from?

गर्नु (Nepali) comes from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀓𑀭𑀇, from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀓𑀭𑁄𑀢𑀺, from Sanskrit करोति, from Sanskrit कृणोति, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kr̥náwti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kr̥náwti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷr̥-néw-ti ~ kʷr̥-nw-énti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

गर्नु (Nepali): to do, to perform

Definitions

  1. to do, to perform

Ancestry of “गर्नु”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maharastri Prakrit𑀓𑀭𑀇—
2Ashokan Prakrit𑀓𑀭𑁄𑀢𑀺to do
3Sanskritकरोतिto do
4Sanskritकृणोतिto do, make
5Proto-Indo-Aryankr̥náwti—
6Proto-Indo-Iraniankr̥náwtito do, make
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷr̥-néw-ti ~ kʷr̥-nw-énti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build
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