Where does “ākāra” come from?
ākāra (Pali) comes from Sanskrit अकार, from Sanskrit कार, from Sanskrit कृ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.
ākāra (Pali): the letter 'ā'; state, condition; quality,...
Definitions
- the letter 'ā'; state, condition; quality,...
Ancestry of “ākāra”, step by step
ākāra traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit अकार
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | अकार | The Devanagari letter अ; The vowel sound /ɐ/ |
| 2 | Sanskrit | कार | gain, prize, booty; contest, war; an act, action |
| 3 | Sanskrit | कृ | to make |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷer- | to do; to make; to build |
via Sanskrit आकार
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | आकार | the letter 'ā'; appearance; manner |
| 2 | Sanskrit | आ- | up, upon, on |
| 3 | Sanskrit | आ | separated form of आ-; With senses determined by... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *HáH | — |
via Sanskrit आकर
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | आकर | scatterer, bestower; abundance, plenty; mine;... |