Where does “पड़ोस” come from?

पड़ोस (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit प्रतिवेश, from Sanskrit वश, from Sanskrit वश्, from Proto-Indo-European weḱ- — to wish, to want.

पड़ोस (Hindi): neighborhood, locality

Definitions

  1. neighborhood, locality

Ancestry of “पड़ोस”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritप्रतिवेशa neighbour
2Sanskritवशwill, wish, desire; authority, power, control,...
3Sanskritवश्to will, command; to desire, wish, long for, be...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweḱ-to wish, to want
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weḱ- →Every word from Sanskrit वश् →Every word from Sanskrit वश →