Where does “कृतघ्न” come from?

कृतघ्न (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit कृत, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kr̥tás, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

कृतघ्न (Sanskrit): ungrateful

Definitions

  1. ungrateful

Ancestry of “कृतघ्न”, step by step

कृतघ्न traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit कृत

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकृतdone
2Proto-Indo-Iraniankr̥tásdone, made
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

via Sanskrit घ्न

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritघ्नkilling; destroying; removing

Words derived from “कृतघ्न”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kr̥tás →Every word from Sanskrit कृत →