Where does “पाठ्यक्रम” come from?
पाठ्यक्रम (Hindi) comes from Hindi पाठ्य, from Sanskrit पाठ्य, from Sanskrit पठ्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pl̥tH-.
पाठ्यक्रम (Hindi): curriculum of teaching
Ancestry of “पाठ्यक्रम”, step by step
पाठ्यक्रम traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hindi पाठ्य
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hindi | पाठ्य | learning; educational |
| 2 | Sanskrit | पाठ्य | to be recited, taught, or needing instruction |
| 3 | Sanskrit | पठ् | to read or repeat aloud, recite, rehearse |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *pl̥tH- | — |
via Hindi क्रम
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hindi | क्रम | order, sequence, arrangement; system,... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | क्रम | a step; going, progress, proceeding; route, path,... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | क्रम् | go, walk, stride; go across; climb |