Where does “कर्ता” come from?

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

कर्ता (Sanskrit): nominative singular of कर्तृ

Definitions

  1. nominative singular of कर्तृ

Ancestry of “कर्ता”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकर्तृmaker; doer; agent; author one who does, makes, or acts
2Sanskritकृto make
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

Words derived from “कर्ता”

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