Where does “लोकप्रियता” come from?

लोकप्रियता (Hindi) comes from Hindi लोकप्रिय, from Hindi लोक, from Sanskrit लोक, from Proto-Indo-European lówkos, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

लोकप्रियता (Hindi): popularity

Definitions

  1. popularity

Ancestry of “लोकप्रियता”, step by step

लोकप्रियता traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi लोकप्रिय

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiलोकप्रियpopular
2Hindiलोकpublic; folk; world
3Sanskritलोकfree or open space; world; sight
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlówkosclearing; open space, clearing; field, meadow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

via Hindi ता

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiताuntil
2Classical Persianتا—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lówkos →