Where does “कर्त” come from?
कर्त (Sanskrit) comes from Braj कत, from Sauraseni Apabhramsa कत्थ, from Sanskrit कुतः — whence.
Ancestry of “कर्त”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Braj | कत | why, for what reason; where |
| 2 | Sauraseni Apabhramsa | कत्थ | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | कुतः | whence |