Where does “आकांक्षा” come from?

आकांक्षा (Marathi) comes from Sanskrit आकाङ्क्षा, from Sanskrit आ-, from Sanskrit आ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáH.

आकांक्षा (Marathi): aspiration, desire

Definitions

  1. aspiration, desire

Ancestry of “आकांक्षा”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritआकाङ्क्षाdesire, wish
2Sanskritआ-up, upon, on
3Sanskritआseparated form of आ-; With senses determined by...
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*HáH—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáH →Every word from Sanskrit आ- →Every word from Sanskrit आ →