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Where does “पकाना” come from?

पकाना (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit पचति, from Proto-Indo-Aryan páćati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian páčati, from Proto-Indo-European pékʷeti, from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ-.

पकाना (Hindi): to cook, prepare food; to ripen; to fire, bake

Definitions

  1. to cook, prepare food; to ripen; to fire, bake

Ancestry of “पकाना”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपचतिto cook, bake, roast, boil; to cook anything out...
2Proto-Indo-Aryanpáćati—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianpáčatito cook
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpékʷetito be cooking; to ripen
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpekʷ-to cook; to ripen
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃-ép-kʷ-—
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