Where does “इकार” come from?

इकार (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit कार, from Sanskrit कृ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

इकार (Sanskrit): the letter or sound इ

Definitions

  1. the letter or sound इ

Ancestry of “इकार”, step by step

इकार traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit कार

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकारgain, prize, booty; contest, war; an act, action
2Sanskritकृto make
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

via Sanskrit इ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritइto go
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éy-he, this
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Sanskrit कृ →Every word from Sanskrit कार →