Where does “बहिष्कार” come from?
बहिष्कार (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit बहिष्कार, from Sanskrit कार, from Sanskrit कृ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.
बहिष्कार (Hindi): boycott, ban; removal
Ancestry of “बहिष्कार”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | बहिष्कार | expulsion, removal |
| 2 | Sanskrit | कार | gain, prize, booty; contest, war; an act, action |
| 3 | Sanskrit | कृ | to make |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷer- | to do; to make; to build |