Where does “कारण” come from?

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

कारण (Sanskrit): cause or reason of anything; instrument, means;...

Definitions

  1. cause or reason of anything; instrument, means;...

Ancestry of “कारण”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकरणdoing, making, effecting, causing; clever,...
2Sanskritकृto make
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

Words derived from “कारण”

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