Where does “सुदूरपश्चिम” come from?

सुदूरपश्चिम (Nepali) comes from Nepali पश्चिम, from Sanskrit पश्चिम, from Sanskrit पश्चा, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pasčaH, from Proto-Indo-European *pos-kʷéh₁.

Ancestry of “सुदूरपश्चिम”, step by step

सुदूरपश्चिम traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Nepali पश्चिम

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Nepaliपश्चिमwest
2Sanskritपश्चिमwest, western
3Sanskritपश्चाbehind; after, later; westward
4Proto-Indo-IranianpasčaH—
5Proto-Indo-European*pos-kʷéh₁—

via Nepali सुदूर

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Nepaliसुदूर—

Words derived from “सुदूरपश्चिम”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *pos-kʷéh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian pasčaH →Every word from Sanskrit पश्चा →