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Where does “कर्मन्” come from?

कर्मन् (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan kárma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kárma, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

कर्मन् (Sanskrit): act, action, performance, business; office,...

Definitions

  1. act, action, performance, business; office,...

Ancestry of “कर्मन्”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryankárma—
2Proto-Indo-Iraniankárma—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

Words derived from “कर्मन्”

  • karma
  • karmic
  • karmically
  • karmaless
  • karmadharaya
  • karmalessness
  • nonkarmic
  • karma
  • karma
  • karmico
  • Karma
  • karmisch
  • 羯磨
  • karma
  • karmo
  • karma
  • カルマ
  • karma
  • karma
  • karma
  • విశ్వకర్మ
  • कार्मिक
  • रंगकर्मी
  • रंगकर्म
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