Where does “चर्मकार” come from?

चर्मकार (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit चर्मन्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ćárma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian čárma, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

चर्मकार (Sanskrit): leatherworker, shoemaker

Definitions

  1. leatherworker, shoemaker

Ancestry of “चर्मकार”, step by step

चर्मकार traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit चर्मन्

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritचर्मन्skin; pelt
2Proto-Indo-Aryanćárma—
3Proto-Indo-Iraniančármaskin; hide, pelt
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

via Sanskrit कार

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकारgain, prize, booty; contest, war; an act, action
2Sanskritकृto make
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

Words derived from “चर्मकार”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian čárma →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan ćárma →