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Where does “kar-” come from?

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

kar- (Proto-Indo-Iranian): to do, make

Definitions

  1. to do, make

Ancestry of “kar-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

Words derived from “kar-”

  • karma
  • Shankar
  • karmic
  • kriya
  • karmically
  • namaskar
  • karmaless
  • karmadharaya
  • nonkarmic
  • karmalessness
  • karma
  • karma
  • karmico
  • karmisch
  • Karma
  • 羯磨
  • karma
  • karmo
  • karma
  • カルマ
  • karma
  • karma
  • karma
  • యోనిసంకరము
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →