Where does “کار” come from?

کار (Persian) comes from Old Persian 𐎣𐎠𐎼, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

کار (Persian): work; deed; occupation, job

Definitions

  1. work; deed; occupation, job

Ancestry of “کار”, step by step

کار traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Persian 𐎣𐎠𐎼

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Persian𐎣𐎠𐎼the people, subjects; army
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
4Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

via Middle Persian kʾl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persiankʾlwork, deed, affair
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

Words derived from “کار”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →