kurutaṁ

karoti

3rd person plural optative (present), from √kar; surface form shows Pali contraction and sandhi (karu-taṁ > kurutaṁ)

may do, should do
let them do
would do

Built from

kar — root · do, make
A primary root expressing action and creation. Found across IE: Skt. kṛ-, Gk. kra-, Lat. creare.
u — ending · optative marker
The contracted optative suffix (-eyyuṁ/-eyya) is here reduced; expresses wish, condition, or command in plural.

Analysis. ku- + ru- + taṁ: contraction of karonta (present participle) or kareyyuṁ (optative plural); the optative morphology expresses wish, command, or conditional sense.

Etymology. √kar (to do, make) is an ancient root found in Sanskrit kṛ-, Greek kra- (strength through action), Latin creare (create). The optative mood, formed with -e- + -y- + personal endings, marks potentiality and hortation across Indo-European.

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

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