Where does “પશ્ચિમમુખી” come from?
પશ્ચિમમુખી (Gujarati) comes from Gujarati પશ્ચિમ, from Sanskrit पश्चिम, from Sanskrit पश्चा, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pasčaH, from Proto-Indo-European *pos-kʷéh₁.
પશ્ચિમમુખી (Gujarati): west-facing
Ancestry of “પશ્ચિમમુખી”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Gujarati | પશ્ચિમ | west |
| 2 | Sanskrit | पश्चिम | west, western |
| 3 | Sanskrit | पश्चा | behind; after, later; westward |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pasčaH | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *pos-kʷéh₁ | — |