Where does “अपहरति” come from?

अपहरति (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit अप, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hapá, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hapá, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo — from, off, back; off, away; off, from.

Ancestry of “अपहरति”, step by step

अपहरति traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit अप

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअपaway, off, back; down
2Proto-Indo-AryanHapá—
3Proto-Indo-IranianHapáoff, away, from
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from

via Sanskrit हरति

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritहरतिto take, bear, carry in or on (with instrumental), carry, convey, fetch, bring
2Sanskritहृto take
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

Words derived from “अपहरति”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hapá →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hapá →
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