Where does “न्यायपालिका” come from?

न्यायपालिका (Hindi) comes from Hindi पालिका, from Sanskrit पालिका, from Sanskrit पालक, from Sanskrit -क, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *-kas.

न्यायपालिका (Hindi): the judicial branch, judiciary

Definitions

  1. the judicial branch, judiciary

Ancestry of “न्यायपालिका”, step by step

न्यायपालिका traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi पालिका

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiपालिकाfeminine of पालक; carer; caretaker
2Sanskritपालिकाprotector
3Sanskritपालकprotector
4Sanskrit-कdoer, maker
5Proto-Indo-Aryan*-kas—

via Hindi न्याय

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiन्यायjustice, law; judgement, decision; rule
2Sanskritन्यायthat into which a thing goes back i.e. an...
Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan *-kas →Every word from Sanskrit -क →Every word from Sanskrit पालक →