Etymology Explorer › SanskritWhere does “प्रतिज्ञा” come from? प्रतिज्ञा (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit प्रति, from Pali kamma, from Sanskrit कर्मन्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kárma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kárma, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.
प्रतिज्ञा (Sanskrit): vow, promise; agreement, assent, admission,...
Definitions vow, promise; agreement, assent, admission,... Ancestry of “प्रतिज्ञा”, step by step प्रतिज्ञा traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit प्रति Step Language Word Meaning 1 Sanskrit प्रति towards; back; against 2 Pali kamma doing, deed, action; work, occupation; karma 3 Sanskrit कर्मन् act, action, performance, business; office,... 4 Proto-Indo-Aryan kárma — 5 Proto-Indo-Iranian kárma — 6 Proto-Indo-European kʷer- to do; to make; to build
via Sanskrit ज्ञा Step Language Word Meaning 1 Sanskrit ज्ञा to know 2 Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́naH- — 3 Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰnaH- — 4 Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- to know
Words derived from “प्रतिज्ञा”