Where does “ख्याति” come from?

ख्याति (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit ख्याति, from Sanskrit ख्या, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- — to see; to look.

ख्याति (Hindi): fame, renown, reputation

Definitions

  1. fame, renown, reputation

Ancestry of “ख्याति”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritख्यातिdeclaration, opinion, view, idea, assertion
2Sanskritख्याto look (at), seem
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeḱ-to see; to look
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- →Every word from Sanskrit ख्या →Every word from Sanskrit ख्याति →