Where does “ताकना” come from?
ताकना (Hindi) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀢𑀓𑁆𑀓𑁂𑀤𑀺, from Sanskrit तर्कयति, from Sanskrit -यति, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
ताकना (Hindi): to look around, watch alertly; to stare, gaze,...
Definitions
- to look around, watch alertly; to stare, gaze,...
Ancestry of “ताकना”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀢𑀓𑁆𑀓𑁂𑀤𑀺 | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | तर्कयति | to conjecture, guess, speculate about |
| 3 | Sanskrit | -यति | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 6 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |