Where does “Kalpana” come from?

Kalpana (English) comes from Sanskrit कल्पना, from Sanskrit कॢप्, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Kalpana (English): commonly used in India

Definitions

  1. commonly used in India

Ancestry of “Kalpana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकल्पनाmaking, manufacturing, preparing Suṡr. BhP;...
2Sanskritकॢप्to order, array, arrange, set; to manage,...
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH- →Every word from Sanskrit कॢप् →