Where does “विशेष प्रशासनिक क्षेत्र” come from?

विशेष प्रशासनिक क्षेत्र (Hindi) comes from Hindi प्रशासनिक, from Hindi -इक, from Sanskrit -इक, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.

विशेष प्रशासनिक क्षेत्र (Hindi): special administrative region

Definitions

  1. special administrative region

Ancestry of “विशेष प्रशासनिक क्षेत्र”, step by step

विशेष प्रशासनिक क्षेत्र traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi प्रशासनिक

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiप्रशासनिकadministrative
2Hindi-इकforms adjectives from nouns
3Sanskrit-इकadjectival suffix; doer
4Lithuanian-ikas
5Proto-Indo-European-iḱos-y, -ic

via Hindi क्षेत्र

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiक्षेत्रfield, area of study; region, area, zone; field,...
2Sanskritक्षेत्र॑

via Hindi विशेष

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiविशेषdistinguished, special; distinctive; peculiar
2Sanskritविशेषextraordinary, abundant; distinction, difference;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iḱosEvery word from Sanskrit -इकEvery word from Lithuanian -ikas