Where does “கருமம்” come from?

கருமம் (Tamil) comes from Sanskrit कर्मन्, from Sanskrit -मन्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -mā́.

கருமம் (Tamil): action; work; deed

Definitions

  1. action; work; deed

Ancestry of “கருமம்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकर्मन्act, action, performance, business; office,...
2Sanskrit-मन्forms action nouns and result nouns from roots
3Proto-Indo-Iranian-mā́—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian -mā́ →Every word from Sanskrit -मन् →Every word from Sanskrit कर्मन् →