कृत्

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Sanskrit

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-t-, an extension of *(s)ker- (to cut).

Root

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कृत् (kṛt)

  1. to cut in pieces, to divide
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Etymology 2

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See -कृत् (-kṛt).

Noun

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कृत् (kṛt) stemm

  1. a suffix which makes nouns from roots (VPrāt., Pāṇ.)

Noun

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कृत् (kṛt) stemn

  1. a noun made from a root with a suffix -कृत् (-kṛt)
Declension
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Etymology 3

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Of uncertain origin. Probably related to Hittite [script needed] (kar-za, kar-za-na-aš, a weaver's tool for making thread). Comparisons to Ancient Greek κάρταλλος (kártallos, a basket with a pointed bottom) and Latin crātis (wickerwork) have also been made.

Root

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कृत् (kṛt)

  1. to twist threads, spin
  2. to wind (as a snake)
  3. to surround, encompass, attire
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References

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  • Monier Williams (1899) “कृत्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, pages 0301, 0304.
  • William Dwight Whitney, 1885, The Roots, Verb-forms, and Primary Derivatives of the Sanskrit Language, Leipzig: Breitkopf and Härtel, page 22
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 315-316; 389