Where does “पूछना” come from?

पूछना (Hindi) comes from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀧𑀼𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀇, from Sanskrit पृच्छति, from Proto-Indo-Aryan pr̥śćáti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pr̥šćáti, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥sḱéti, from Proto-Indo-European preḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂.

पूछना (Hindi): to ask, enquire

Definitions

  1. to ask, enquire

Ancestry of “पूछना”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maharastri Prakrit𑀧𑀼𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀇to ask
2Sanskritपृच्छतिto ask, question, interrogate; to ask after...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanpr̥śćáti—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianpr̥šćátito ask
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥sḱétito keep asking, to question
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpreḱ-to ask
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥ḱneh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥sḱéti →