Where does “kata” come from?

kata (Pali) comes from Sanskrit कृत, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kr̥tás, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

kata (Pali): past participle of karoti; done; done

Definitions

  1. past participle of karoti; done; done

Ancestry of “kata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकृतdone
2Proto-Indo-Iraniankr̥tásdone, made
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

Words derived from “kata”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kr̥tás →Every word from Sanskrit कृत →