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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

  1. expectant, hopeful; candidate

Ancestry of “प्रत्याशी”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritप्रत्याशिन्candidate, one who hopes
2Sanskritआशाhope, expectation; desire, wish, prospect; a...
3Sanskritआ॒शस्—
4Sanskritआ-up, upon, on
5Sanskritआseparated form of आ-; With senses determined by...
6Proto-Indo-Iranian*HáH—
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