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Where does “kattar” come from?

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

kattar (Pali): doer, actor; maker; the subject, taking on the...

Definitions

  1. doer, actor; maker; the subject, taking on the...

Ancestry of “kattar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकर्तृ—
2Sanskritकृto make
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build
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