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Where does “पुत्रकाम” come from?

पुत्रकाम (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit काम, from Proto-Indo-Iranian káHmas, from Proto-Indo-European kóh₂-mo-s, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂- — to desire, wish.

पुत्रकाम (Sanskrit): desirous of begetting sons or children

Definitions

  1. desirous of begetting sons or children

Ancestry of “पुत्रकाम”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकामwish, desire, longing; love, affection, object of...
2Proto-Indo-IraniankáHmaswish, desire
3Proto-Indo-Europeankóh₂-mo-s—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂-to desire, wish
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