Where does “kar-” come from?

kar- (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian kar-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

Ancestry of “kar-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iraniankar-to do, make
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kar- →