Where does “अवांछित” come from?

अवांछित (Hindi) comes from Hindi वांछित, from Sanskrit वाञ्छित.

अवांछित (Hindi): undesired, unwanted

Definitions

  1. undesired, unwanted

Ancestry of “अवांछित”, step by step

अवांछित traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi वांछित

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiवांछितdesired, wanted
2Sanskritवाञ्छित—

via Hindi अ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiअthe first vowel of Hindi, written in the Devanagari script; inherent after consonants
Every word from Sanskrit वाञ्छित →Every word from Hindi वांछित →