Where does “-kara” come from?

-kara (Pali) comes from Sanskrit -कार, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

-kara (Pali): Creating the thing or performing the action implied by the noun the suffix is attached to

Definitions

  1. Creating the thing or performing the action implied by the noun the suffix is attached to

Ancestry of “-kara”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskrit-कारdoer
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

Words derived from “-kara”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Sanskrit -कार →