Where does “महत्वाकांक्षा” come from?

महत्वाकांक्षा (Hindi) comes from Hindi आकांक्षा, from Sanskrit आकाङ्क्षा, from Sanskrit आ-, from Sanskrit आ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáH.

महत्वाकांक्षा (Hindi): ambition, aspiration

Definitions

  1. ambition, aspiration

Ancestry of “महत्वाकांक्षा”, step by step

महत्वाकांक्षा traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi आकांक्षा

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiआकांक्षाwant, desire; hope, expectation
2Sanskritआकाङ्क्षाdesire, wish
3Sanskritआ-up, upon, on
4Sanskritseparated form of आ-; With senses determined by...
5Proto-Indo-Iranian*HáH

via Hindi महत्व

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiमहत्वAlternative form of महत्त्व; great, foremost
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáHEvery word from Sanskrit आ-Every word from Sanskrit