Where does “kicca” come from?

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

kicca (Pali): that which ought to be done; duty, obligation;...

Definitions

  1. that which ought to be done; duty, obligation;...

Ancestry of “kicca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकृत्य‘to be done or performed’; practicable, feasible;...
2Sanskritकृto make
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

Words derived from “kicca”

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