Where does “प्रतिमाह” come from?

प्रतिमाह (Hindi) comes from Hindi प्रति, from Sanskrit प्रति, from Pali kamma, from Sanskrit कर्मन्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kárma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kárma, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

प्रतिमाह (Hindi): per month; monthly

Definitions

  1. per month; monthly

Ancestry of “प्रतिमाह”, step by step

प्रतिमाह traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi प्रति

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiप्रतिcopy; towards; per
2Sanskritप्रतिtowards; back; against
3Palikammadoing, deed, action; work, occupation; karma
4Sanskritकर्मन्act, action, performance, business; office,...
5Proto-Indo-Aryankárma
6Proto-Indo-Iraniankárma
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

via Hindi माह

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiमाहa month; the moon
2Prakrit𑀫𑀸𑀳
3Sanskritमाघrelating to the constellation मघा
4Sanskritमघाname of a constellation
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kármaEvery word from Proto-Indo-Aryan kárma