Where does “கர்த்தர்” come from?

கர்த்தர் (Tamil) comes from Sanskrit कर्ता, from Sanskrit कर्तृ, from Sanskrit कृ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

கர்த்தர் (Tamil): the Lord

Definitions

  1. the Lord

Ancestry of “கர்த்தர்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकर्ताnominative singular of कर्तृ
2Sanskritकर्तृmaker; doer; agent; author one who does, makes, or acts
3Sanskritकृto make
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Sanskrit कृ →Every word from Sanskrit कर्तृ →