Where does “पराकाष्ठा” come from?

पराकाष्ठा (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit पराकाष्ठा, from Sanskrit परा- — denotes the opposite.

पराकाष्ठा (Hindi): climax, zenith, apex

Definitions

  1. climax, zenith, apex

Ancestry of “पराकाष्ठा”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपराकाष्ठाzenith, climax
2Sanskritपरा-denotes the opposite
Every word from Sanskrit परा- →Every word from Sanskrit पराकाष्ठा →
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