Where does “प्रत्याशी” come from?

प्रत्याशी (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit प्रत्याशिन्, from Sanskrit आशा, from Sanskrit आ॒शस्, from Sanskrit आ-, from Sanskrit आ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáH.

प्रत्याशी (Hindi): expectant, hopeful; candidate

Definitions

expectant, hopeful; candidate

Ancestry of “प्रत्याशी”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Sanskrit	प्रत्याशिन्	candidate, one who hopes
2	Sanskrit	आशा	hope, expectation; desire, wish, prospect; a...
3	Sanskrit	आ॒शस्	—
4	Sanskrit	आ-	up, upon, on
5	Sanskrit	आ	separated form of आ-; With senses determined by...
6	Proto-Indo-Iranian	*HáH	—

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