Where does “प्रश्नोत्तर” come from?
प्रश्नोत्तर (Hindi) comes from Hindi प्रश्न, from Sanskrit प्रश्न, from Proto-Indo-Aryan praśnás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian praćnás, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-nó-s, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
प्रश्नोत्तर (Hindi): question and answer; interview; a dialogue,...
Definitions
- question and answer; interview; a dialogue,...
Ancestry of “प्रश्नोत्तर”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hindi | प्रश्न | question, query, problem, interrogation |
| 2 | Sanskrit | प्रश्न | basket-work, a plaited basket; "a turban";... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | praśnás | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | praćnás | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ-nó-s | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |