Where does “पश्चा” come from?

पश्चा (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian pasčaH, from Proto-Indo-European *pos-kʷéh₁.

पश्चा (Sanskrit): behind; after, later; westward

Definitions

  1. behind; after, later; westward

Ancestry of “पश्चा”, step by step

पश्चा traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-Iranian pasčaH

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IranianpasčaH—
2Proto-Indo-European*pos-kʷéh₁—

via Proto-Indo-Iranian *pasčáH

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranian*pasčáH—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

Words derived from “पश्चा”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *pos-kʷéh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian pasčaH →
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