Where does “पकार” come from?
पकार (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit कार, from Sanskrit कृ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.
पकार (Sanskrit): the letter or sound प
Ancestry of “पकार”, step by step
पकार traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit कार
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | कार | gain, prize, booty; contest, war; an act, action |
| 2 | Sanskrit | कृ | to make |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷer- | to do; to make; to build |
via Sanskrit प
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | प | protecting; drinking |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |