Where does “प्रतिकार” come from?

प्रतिकार (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit कार, from Sanskrit कृ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

प्रतिकार (Sanskrit): requital, compensation

Definitions

  1. requital, compensation

Ancestry of “प्रतिकार”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकारgain, prize, booty; contest, war; an act, action
2Sanskritकृto make
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

Words derived from “प्रतिकार”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Sanskrit कृ →Every word from Sanskrit कार →
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