𑘢𑘳𑘭𑘜𑘹 (Old Marathi) comes from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀧𑀼𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀇, from Sanskrit पृच्छति, from Proto-Indo-Aryan pr̥śćáti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pr̥šćáti, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥sḱéti, from Proto-Indo-European preḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂.