Where does “karaṇa” come from?

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

karaṇa (Pali): doing, action, making

Definitions

  1. doing, action, making

Ancestry of “karaṇa”, step by step

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

Words derived from “karaṇa”

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