Where does “sajjhakāra” come from?

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

sajjhakāra (Pali): silversmith

Definitions

  1. silversmith

Ancestry of “sajjhakāra”, step by step

sajjhakāra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pali kāra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palikāradeed; doing, manner; production, application
2Sanskritकारgain, prize, booty; contest, war; an act, action
3Sanskritकृto make
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

via Pali sajjha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palisajjha—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Sanskrit कृ →Every word from Sanskrit कार →