Where does “आकांक्षा” come from?

आकांक्षा (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit आकाङ्क्षा, from Sanskrit आ-, from Sanskrit आ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáH.

आकांक्षा (Hindi): want, desire; hope, expectation

Definitions

  1. want, desire; hope, expectation

Ancestry of “आकांक्षा”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritआकाङ्क्षाdesire, wish
2Sanskritआ-up, upon, on
3Sanskritआseparated form of आ-; With senses determined by...
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*HáH—

Words derived from “आकांक्षा”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáH →Every word from Sanskrit आ- →Every word from Sanskrit आ →