Where does “क्रियाविशेषण” come from?
क्रियाविशेषण (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit विशेषण, from Sanskrit विशिष्, from Sanskrit वि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan wí, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wí, from Proto-Indo-European wi — apart, asunder; away from, against.
क्रियाविशेषण (Sanskrit): that which defines an action more closely: adverb
Definitions
- that which defines an action more closely: adverb
Ancestry of “क्रियाविशेषण”, step by step
क्रियाविशेषण traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit विशेषण
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | विशेषण | adjective |
| 2 | Sanskrit | विशिष् | to distinguish, make distinct or different, particularise, specify, define |
| 3 | Sanskrit | वि | apart; asunder; in different directions |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | wí | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wí | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wi | apart, asunder; away from, against |
via Sanskrit क्रिया
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | क्रिया | doing, performing, performance, occupation with (in compounds), business, act, action, undertaking, activity, work, labour |
| 2 | Sanskrit | आ | separated form of आ-; With senses determined by... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | धा | to put, place, set, lay in or on |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *dʰaH- | — |