Where does “इसलिए” come from?
इसलिए (Hindi) comes from Hindi इस, from Prakrit 𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀲, from Sanskrit अश्व, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Háśwas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háćwas, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éḱwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁oh₁ḱu- — swift.
इसलिए (Hindi): therefore, hence; for this reason
Definitions
- therefore, hence; for this reason
Ancestry of “इसलिए”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hindi | इस | this - oblique case only, see below for direct;... |
| 2 | Prakrit | 𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀲 | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | अश्व | horse, stallion; knight; the number "seven" |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Háśwas | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Háćwas | horse |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁éḱwos | stallion, horse |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁oh₁ḱu- | swift |