Where does “अप्रतिम” come from?

अप्रतिम (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit अप्रति, from Sanskrit प्रति, from Pali kamma, from Sanskrit कर्मन्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kárma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kárma, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

अप्रतिम (Sanskrit): without an equal or parallel, incomparable, matchless, unrivalled

Definitions

  1. without an equal or parallel, incomparable, matchless, unrivalled

Ancestry of “अप्रतिम”, step by step

अप्रतिम traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit अप्रति

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअप्रतिwithout opponents or foes, irresistible
2Sanskritप्रतिtowards; back; against
3Palikammadoing, deed, action; work, occupation; karma
4Sanskritकर्मन्act, action, performance, business; office,...
5Proto-Indo-Aryankárma
6Proto-Indo-Iraniankárma
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

via Sanskrit इम

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritइम

Words derived from “अप्रतिम

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kármaEvery word from Proto-Indo-Aryan kárma