Where does “पहिचान” come from?
पहिचान (Old Hindi) comes from Sanskrit प्रत्यभिज्ञान, from Sanskrit प्रति, from Pali kamma, from Sanskrit कर्मन्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kárma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kárma, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.
Ancestry of “पहिचान”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | प्रत्यभिज्ञान | recognition; see अभिज्ञान too |
| 2 | Sanskrit | प्रति | towards; back; against |
| 3 | Pali | kamma | doing, deed, action; work, occupation; karma |
| 4 | Sanskrit | कर्मन् | act, action, performance, business; office,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | kárma | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kárma | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷer- | to do; to make; to build |