Where does “दीपक” come from?

दीपक (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit दीपक, from Sanskrit दीप, from Proto-Indo-European dyew(p), from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

दीपक (Hindi): lamp, light

Definitions

  1. lamp, light

Ancestry of “दीपक”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदीपक—
2Sanskritदीपlight; lamp, light source; light source
3Proto-Indo-Europeandyew(p)to purify with light
4Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew(p) →Every word from Sanskrit दीप →
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