Where does “अधिकार” come from?

अधिकार (Nepali) comes from Sanskrit अधिकार, from Sanskrit अधि, from Sanskrit इ, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éy- — he, this.

अधिकार (Nepali): right, authority, power; possession

Definitions

  1. right, authority, power; possession

Ancestry of “अधिकार”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअधिकारauthority; government, rule, administration,...
2Sanskritअधिover, above
3Sanskritइto go
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éy-he, this
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éy- →Every word from Sanskrit इ →Every word from Sanskrit अधि →