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Where does “स्पष्ट” come from?

स्पष्ट (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit स्पष्ट, from Proto-Indo-Aryan spaṣṭás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian spaštás, from Proto-Indo-European spₔḱ-tós, from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- — to see, to look, to observe.

स्पष्ट (Hindi): coherent, understandable; clear

Definitions

  1. coherent, understandable; clear

Ancestry of “स्पष्ट”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritस्पष्टclear, visible; coherent, intelligible; obvious,...
2Proto-Indo-Aryanspaṣṭás—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianspaštás—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanspₔḱ-tós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe
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