English
Kriya
Kriya comes from Sanskrit क्रिया ‘doing, performing, performance, occupation…’, and goes back to क्रियते ‘to be done’.
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEक्रियते‘to be done’
- Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEक्रियाkriyā‘doing, performing, performance, occupation with, business, act, action, undertaking’
- EnglishtodayKriya
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEक्रियते‘to be done’
- Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEक्रियाkriyā‘doing, performing, performance, occupation with, business, act, action, undertaking’
- EnglishtodayKriya
Every English word from Sanskrit क्रियते
Today it means
noun doing, performing
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Sanskrit क्रियते / Kriya