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Where does “कल्पना” come from?

कल्पना (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit कल्पना, from Sanskrit कॢप्, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

कल्पना (Hindi): imagination; hypothesis, guess

Definitions

  1. imagination; hypothesis, guess

Ancestry of “कल्पना”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकल्पनाmaking, manufacturing, preparing Suṡr. BhP;...
2Sanskritकॢप्to order, array, arrange, set; to manage,...
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
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