Where does “kāriya” come from?

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

kāriya (Pali): to be done, fit to be done

Definitions

  1. to be done, fit to be done

Ancestry of “kāriya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकार्यfunction, act, deed; work, business, enterprise;...
2Sanskritकृto make
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Sanskrit कृ →Every word from Sanskrit कार्य →
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