कृत्

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

  • कर्त् (kart)

Alternative scripts

Etymology 1

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

Root

कृत् • (kṛt)

  1. to cut in pieces, to divide
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See -कृत् (-kṛt).

Noun

कृत् • (kṛt) stem, m

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

Noun

कृत् • (kṛt) stem, n

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

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Etymology 3

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

कृत् • (kṛt)

  1. to twist threads, spin
  2. to wind (as a snake)
  3. to surround, encompass, attire
Derived terms
  • कृणत्ति (kṛṇatti) to surround, encompass

References

  • 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] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 315-316; 389
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