Where does “अलंकार” come from?
अलंकार (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit अलंकृ, from Sanskrit कृ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.
Ancestry of “अलंकार”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | अलंकृ | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | कृ | to make |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷer- | to do; to make; to build |