Where does “kāraṇa” come from?
kāraṇa (Pali) comes from Sanskrit कारण, from Sanskrit करण, from Sanskrit कृ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.
kāraṇa (Pali): case, matter; cause, motive, reason, root; etc
Definitions
- case, matter; cause, motive, reason, root; etc
Ancestry of “kāraṇa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | कारण | cause or reason of anything; instrument, means;... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | करण | doing, making, effecting, causing; clever,... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | कृ | to make |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷer- | to do; to make; to build |
Words derived from “kāraṇa”