Where does “यथाक्रम” come from?
यथाक्रम (Hindi) comes from Hindi यथा, from Sanskrit यथा, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HyátʰaH, from Proto-Indo-European yós, from Proto-Finnic wiša, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás, from Proto-Indo-European wisós — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...
यथाक्रम (Hindi): respectively, in order
Definitions
- respectively, in order
Ancestry of “यथाक्रम”, step by step
यथाक्रम traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hindi यथा
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | यथा | thus, therefore; namely, videlicet |
| 2 | Sanskrit | यथा | in which manner or way, according as, as, like |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | HyátʰaH | in which way, as, in which manner |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | yós | that, who, which |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | wiša | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wišás | poison, venom |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wisós | fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;... |