Where does “अधिकार” come from?

अधिकार (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit अधि, from Sanskrit इ, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éy- — he, this.

अधिकार (Sanskrit): authority; government, rule, administration,...

Definitions

  1. authority; government, rule, administration,...

Ancestry of “अधिकार”, step by step

अधिकार traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit अधि

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअधिover, above
2Sanskritto go
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éy-he, this

via Sanskrit कृ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकृto make
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

via Pali adhikāra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paliadhikāramanagement

Words derived from “अधिकार

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éy-Every word from Sanskrit Every word from Sanskrit अधि