Where does “प्रियकाम” come from?

प्रियकाम (Hindi) comes from Hindi प्रिय, from Sanskrit प्रिय, from Indo-Iranian *priHás, from Proto-Indo-European priHós, from Proto-Indo-European preyH- — to love, to please.

प्रियकाम (Hindi): well-wisher

Definitions

  1. well-wisher

Ancestry of “प्रियकाम”, step by step

प्रियकाम traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi प्रिय

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiप्रियdear; favorite; loving
2Sanskritप्रियbeloved, dear to; liked, favorite, wonted, own;...
3Indo-Iranian*priHás—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpriHósdear, beloved; happy, free
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanpreyH-to love, to please

via Hindi काम

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiकामwork, task, labour; job, employment; function,...
2Sanskritकामwish, desire, longing; love, affection, object of...
3Proto-Indo-IraniankáHmaswish, desire
4Proto-Indo-Europeankóh₂-mo-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂-to desire, wish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European preyH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European priHós →Every word from Indo-Iranian *priHás →