Where does “पड़ोसी” come from?
पड़ोसी (Hindi) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀟𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀺𑀅, from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀧𑀝𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀺𑀬, from Sanskrit प्रतिवेश्य, from Sanskrit प्रतिवेश, from Sanskrit वश, from Sanskrit वश्, from Proto-Indo-European weḱ- — to wish, to want.
पड़ोसी (Hindi): neighbour, neighbor
Definitions
- neighbour, neighbor
Ancestry of “पड़ोसी”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀧𑀟𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀺𑀅 | — |
| 2 | Ashokan Prakrit | 𑀧𑀝𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀺𑀬 | neighbour |
| 3 | Sanskrit | प्रतिवेश्य | a neighbour |
| 4 | Sanskrit | प्रतिवेश | a neighbour |
| 5 | Sanskrit | वश | will, wish, desire; authority, power, control,... |
| 6 | Sanskrit | वश् | to will, command; to desire, wish, long for, be... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weḱ- | to wish, to want |