Where does “kar-” come from?

kar- (Old Persian) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian kar-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

kar- (Old Persian): to do, make, build

Definitions

  1. to do, make, build

Ancestry of “kar-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iraniankar-to do, make
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

Words derived from “kar-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kar- →