Where does “आलोचन” come from?
आलोचन (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit लोचन, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.
Ancestry of “आलोचन”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | लोचन | eye |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk- | bright; to shine; to see |