Where does “ऐतिहासिक” come from?
ऐतिहासिक (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit ऐतिहासिक, from Sanskrit इतिहास, from Sanskrit आस, from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁- — to press, push.
ऐतिहासिक (Hindi): historic, historical
Ancestry of “ऐतिहासिक”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | ऐतिहासिक | derived from ancient legends, legendary,... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | इतिहास | talk; legend; tradition |
| 3 | Sanskrit | आस | ashes; dust; past of अस् : was |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sewh₁- | to press, push |