Where does “pacchima” come from?

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

pacchima (Pali): latest, hindmost, lowest, western

Definitions

  1. latest, hindmost, lowest, western

Ancestry of “pacchima”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pacchima”

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