Where does “periksa” come from?

periksa (Malay) comes from Old Malay pariksa, from Sanskrit परीक्षा, from Sanskrit परीक्ष्, from Sanskrit परि-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

periksa (Malay): to inspect, to scrutinize; to examine critically or carefully

Definitions

  1. to inspect, to scrutinize; to examine critically or carefully

Ancestry of “periksa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Malaypariksa—
2Sanskritपरीक्षाinspection, investigation, examination, test,...
3Sanskritपरीक्ष्to look round, inspect carefully, try, examine,...
4Sanskritपरि-around
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “periksa”

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