Where does “karma” come from?

karma (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese carma, from Sanskrit कर्मन्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kárma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kárma, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

karma (Portuguese): Alternative spelling of carma

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of carma

Ancestry of “karma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecarmakarma
2Sanskritकर्मन्act, action, performance, business; office,...
3Proto-Indo-Aryankárma—
4Proto-Indo-Iraniankárma—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kárma →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan kárma →