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Where does “दृकाण” come from?

दृकाण (Sanskrit) comes from Ancient Greek δεκανός, from Latin decānus, from Latin decem, from Latin -nus, from Proto-Italic -nos, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

दृकाण (Sanskrit): the third part of a zodiac

Definitions

  1. the third part of a zodiac

Ancestry of “दृकाण”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδεκανόςdecanus, decurion; police officer; decans
2Latindecānus—
3Latindecemten; 10
4Latin-nus-an
5Proto-Italic-nos—
6Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →