Where does “ਕਰਮ” come from?

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

ਕਰਮ (Punjabi): act, action, deed

Definitions

  1. act, action, deed

Ancestry of “ਕਰਮ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकर्मन्act, action, performance, business; office,...
2Proto-Indo-Aryankárma—
3Proto-Indo-Iraniankárma—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

Words derived from “ਕਰਮ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kárma →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan kárma →