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kātuṁ

karoti

infinitive form (kātuṁ) of karoti 'to do, make'

1. to do
2. to make
3. to act

Built from

• kār — root · make, do
  From √kar, expressing the action of creation or performance. Related to English 'create' and Latin 'creare'.
• tuṁ — ending · infinitive marker
  The infinitive suffix -tuṁ forms an abstract verbal noun indicating purpose or the action as a thing to be done, common in Pali clauses expressing intention or result.

Analysis. The infinitive kātuṁ is formed from the root √kar with the infinitive suffix -tuṁ, functioning as an abstract verbal noun expressing purpose or intention ('in order to do').

Etymology. From Indo-European √ker- 'to make, do' (cognate with English 'create', Latin 'creare', Greek 'karpos' 'fruit' as what is made/produced). The infinitive suffix -tu is an old verbal noun formation found across Indo-European languages.

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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