Where does “alaṅkaraṇa” come from?

alaṅkaraṇa (Pali) comes from Sanskrit अलंकरण, from Sanskrit करण, from Sanskrit कृ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

alaṅkaraṇa (Pali): doing up, fitting out, ornamentation

Definitions

  1. doing up, fitting out, ornamentation

Ancestry of “alaṅkaraṇa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअलंकरणornament, decoration
2Sanskritकरणdoing, making, effecting, causing; clever,...
3Sanskritकृto make
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

Words derived from “alaṅkaraṇa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Sanskrit कृ →Every word from Sanskrit करण →