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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

Definitions

  1. afterwards, then, after

Ancestry of “पश्चात्”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपश्चात्from behind, in the rear, behind, backwards; from...
2Proto-Indo-IranianpasčaH—
3Proto-Indo-European*pos-kʷéh₁—
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