Where does “okāsakamma” come from?

okāsakamma (Pali) comes from Pali kamma, from Sanskrit कर्मन्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kárma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kárma, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

okāsakamma (Pali): permission

Definitions

  1. permission

Ancestry of “okāsakamma”, step by step

okāsakamma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Pali okāsa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paliokāsavisibility; occasion
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kármaEvery word from Proto-Indo-Aryan kárma