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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |
Words derived from “ākāra”