Where does “पश्चात्” come from?
पश्चात् (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit पश्चात्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pasčaH, from Proto-Indo-European *pos-kʷéh₁.
पश्चात् (Hindi): afterwards, then, after
Ancestry of “पश्चात्”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | पश्चात् | from behind, in the rear, behind, backwards; from... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pasčaH | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *pos-kʷéh₁ | — |