Where does “अगला-पिछला” come from?

अगला-पिछला (Hindi) comes from Hindi पिछला, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀘𑁆𑀙, from Sanskrit पश्च, from Sanskrit पश्चा, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pasčaH, from Proto-Indo-European *pos-kʷéh₁.

अगला-पिछला (Hindi): whole, entire

Definitions

  1. whole, entire

Ancestry of “अगला-पिछला”, step by step

अगला-पिछला traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi पिछला

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiपिछलाprevious, last; back, behind
2Sauraseni Prakrit𑀧𑀘𑁆𑀙—
3Sanskritपश्चhinder, later
4Sanskritपश्चाbehind; after, later; westward
5Proto-Indo-IranianpasčaH—
6Proto-Indo-European*pos-kʷéh₁—

via Hindi अगला

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiअगलाnext
2Prakrit𑀅𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀮—
3Sanskritअग्रforemost, anterior, first, prominent, projecting,...
4Sanskritअङ्ग्to go
5Sanskritइङ्ग्to agitate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *pos-kʷéh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian pasčaH →Every word from Sanskrit पश्चा →