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Where does “कार्य” come from?

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

कार्य (Sanskrit): function, act, deed; work, business, enterprise;...

Definitions

  1. function, act, deed; work, business, enterprise;...

Ancestry of “कार्य”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकृto make
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

Words derived from “कार्य”

  • karma
  • Shankar
  • karmic
  • kriya
  • karmically
  • namaskar
  • karmaless
  • karmadharaya
  • nonkarmic
  • karmalessness
  • karma
  • karma
  • karmico
  • karmisch
  • Karma
  • 羯磨
  • karma
  • karmo
  • karma
  • カルマ
  • karma
  • karma
  • karma
  • యోనిసంకరము
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