Where does “ओकार” come from?

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

ओकार (Sanskrit): the letter for the sound of the vowel ओ in Devanagari script

Definitions

  1. the letter for the sound of the vowel ओ in Devanagari script

Ancestry of “ओकार”, step by step

ओकार 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 ओ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritओow, ouch

Words derived from “ओकार”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Sanskrit कृ →Every word from Sanskrit कार →