Where does “प्रतिमा” come from?

प्रतिमा (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.

प्रतिमा (Sanskrit): figure; picture; idol

Definitions

  1. figure; picture; idol

Ancestry of “प्रतिमा”, step by step

प्रतिमा traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit प्रति

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritप्रतिtowards; back; against
2Palikammadoing, deed, action; work, occupation; karma
3Sanskritकर्मन्act, action, performance, business; office,...
4Proto-Indo-Aryankárma—
5Proto-Indo-Iraniankárma—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

via Sanskrit मा

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमाdon't; accusative singular of अहम्; to sound,...
2Proto-IranianmáH—
3Proto-Indo-IranianmaHdo not; prohibitive particle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁prohibitive particle

Words derived from “प्रतिमा”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kárma →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan kárma →