Where does “प्रतिशोध” come from?

प्रतिशोध (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.

प्रतिशोध (Hindi): revenge, vengeance

Definitions

  1. revenge, vengeance

Ancestry of “प्रतिशोध”, step by step

प्रतिशोध 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 शोध

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiशोधinvestigation, probing; research; purifying
2Sanskritशोधcorrection, rectification
3Sanskritशुध्Class 1; to purify; Class 4
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewdʰ-to cover, encase; to hide, conceal; to cover,...
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kew-to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kármaEvery word from Proto-Indo-Aryan kárma