Where does “क्रिया” come from?

क्रिया (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit आ, from Sanskrit धा, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰaH-.

क्रिया (Sanskrit): doing, performing, performance, occupation with (in compounds), business, act, action, undertaking, activity, work, labour

Definitions

  1. doing, performing, performance, occupation with (in compounds), business, act, action, undertaking, activity, work, labour

Ancestry of “क्रिया”, step by step

क्रिया traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit आ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritआseparated form of आ-; With senses determined by...
2Sanskritधाto put, place, set, lay in or on
3Proto-Indo-European*dʰaH-—

via Proto-Indo-European kʷer-

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

Words derived from “क्रिया”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *dʰaH- →Every word from Sanskrit धा →Every word from Sanskrit आ →