Where does “karma” come from?

karma (Turkish) comes from English karma, from Sanskrit कर्म, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kárma, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

karma (Turkish): mixing; mixed; second-person singular negative...

Definitions

  1. mixing; mixed; second-person singular negative...

Ancestry of “karma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishkarmaThe sum total of a person's actions, which...
2Sanskritकर्मnominative singular of कर्मन्; act; activity;...
3Proto-Indo-Iraniankárma—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

Words derived from “karma”

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