Where does “navakamma” come from?

navakamma (Pali) comes from Pali nava, from Sanskrit नव, from Proto-Balto-Slavic náwas, from Proto-Indo-Aryan náwas, from Proto-Indo-European néwyos, from Proto-Indo-European néwos, from Proto-Indo-European new- — new; to nod, assent to.

navakamma (Pali): new works

Definitions

  1. new works

Ancestry of “navakamma”, step by step

navakamma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pali nava

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palinavanine
2Sanskritनवnew, fresh, recent, young, modern; often in...
3Proto-Balto-Slavicnáwasnew
4Proto-Indo-Aryannáwas—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeannéwyosAlternative form of *néwos; new
6Proto-Indo-Europeannéwosnew
7Proto-Indo-Europeannew-new; to nod, assent to

via Pali kamma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palikammadoing, deed, action; work, occupation; karma
2Sanskritकर्मन्act, action, performance, business; office,...
3Proto-Indo-Aryankárma—
4Proto-Indo-Iraniankárma—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

Words derived from “navakamma”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European new- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwyos →
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