Where does “इतिहासकार” come from?

इतिहासकार (Hindi) comes from Hindi इतिहास, from Sanskrit इतिहास, from Sanskrit आस, from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁- — to press, push.

इतिहासकार (Hindi): historian

Definitions

  1. historian

Ancestry of “इतिहासकार”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiइतिहासhistory
2Sanskritइतिहासtalk; legend; tradition
3Sanskritआसto have been
4Proto-Indo-Europeansewh₁-to press, push
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁- →Every word from Sanskrit आस →Every word from Sanskrit इतिहास →