Where does “नामकरण” come from?

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

नामकरण (Sanskrit): nominal suffix; calling a person by a name;...

Definitions

  1. nominal suffix; calling a person by a name;...

Ancestry of “नामकरण”, step by step

नामकरण traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit करण

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

via Sanskrit नाम

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritनामneuter nominative singular of नामन्; neuter...

Words derived from “नामकरण

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer-Every word from Sanskrit कृEvery word from Sanskrit करण
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