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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

  1. question and answer; interview; a dialogue,...

Ancestry of “प्रश्नोत्तर”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiप्रश्नquestion, query, problem, interrogation
2Sanskritप्रश्नbasket-work, a plaited basket; "a turban";...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanpraśnás—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianpraćnás—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-nó-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
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