Where does “वास्तुकला” come from?

वास्तुकला (Hindi) comes from Hindi कला, from Sanskrit कला, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

वास्तुकला (Hindi): architecture

Definitions

  1. architecture

Ancestry of “वास्तुकला”, step by step

वास्तुकला traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi कला

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiकलाart
2Sanskritकलाa small part of anything, any single part or...
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

via Hindi वास्तु

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiवास्तुvastu: the design and placement of buildings;...
2Sanskritवास्तु॑—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Sanskrit कला →Every word from Hindi कला →