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kammaṁ

kamma

accusative singular neuter of kamma (m.)

  1. action, deed
  2. karma (the fruit of action)
  3. work, task

Etymology. From Indo-European *kwem- 'to work, make' (cognate with Sanskrit karman, Latin carmen 'song, incantation', Greek poine 'penalty'). The word's semantic range reflects the Indo-European root's original sense of 'making' or 'fashioning', which evolved into the religious sense of 'action' and its moral consequences.

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

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