Where does “palāsanākāra” come from?
palāsanākāra (Pali) comes from Pali ākāra, from Sanskrit अकार, from Sanskrit कार, from Sanskrit कृ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.
Ancestry of “palāsanākāra”, step by step
palāsanākāra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Pali ākāra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pali | ākāra | the letter 'ā'; state, condition; quality,... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | अकार | The Devanagari letter अ; The vowel sound /ɐ/ |
| 3 | Sanskrit | कार | gain, prize, booty; contest, war; an act, action |
| 4 | Sanskrit | कृ | to make |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷer- | to do; to make; to build |
via Pali palāsana
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pali | palāsana | — |