कृणोति

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Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *kr̥náwti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kr̥náwti, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷr̥-néw-ti ~ *kʷr̥-nw-énti, from *kʷer- (to do, make).

Pronunciation

Verb

कृणोति (kṛṇóti) third-singular indicative (root कृ) (pronounced kṛṇáuti) (Vedic)

  1. to do, make
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 5.7.4:
      स स्मा कृणोति केतुमा नक्तं चिद्दूर आ सते।
      sa smā kṛṇoti ketumā naktaṃ ciddūra ā sate.
      He gives a signal in the night even to him who is afar.

Descendants

  • Classical Sanskrit: करोति (karóti) (< *kr̥róti < kr̥ṇóti) (see there for further descendants)