Where does “काल्पनिक” come from?
काल्पनिक (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit कल्पना, from Sanskrit कॢप्, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
Ancestry of “काल्पनिक”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | कल्पना | making, manufacturing, preparing Suṡr. BhP;... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | कॢप् | to order, array, arrange, set; to manage,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |