Where does “kāranta” come from?

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

kāranta (Pali): final sound or letter of a word

Definitions

  1. final sound or letter of a word

Ancestry of “kāranta”, step by step

kāranta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pali kāra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palikāradeed; doing, manner; production, application
2Sanskritकारgain, prize, booty; contest, war; an act, action
3Sanskritकृto make
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

via Pali anta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paliantaend; goal; top
2Sanskritअन्तnear; last; handsome, lovely
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ént-end, limit, forehead

Words derived from “kāranta”

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