Where does “icchā” come from?

icchā (Old Javanese) comes from Sanskrit इच्छा, from Sanskrit -आ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

icchā (Old Javanese): wish

Definitions

  1. wish

Ancestry of “icchā”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritइच्छाwish, desire, inclination; a question or a...
2Sanskrit-आfeminine suffix
3Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →Every word from Sanskrit -आ →Every word from Sanskrit इच्छा →