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

figure; picture; idol

Ancestry of “प्रतिमा”, step by step

प्रतिमा 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 मा

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Sanskrit	मा	don't; accusative singular of अहम्; to sound,...
2	Proto-Iranian	máH	—
3	Proto-Indo-Iranian	maH	do not; prohibitive particle
4	Proto-Indo-European	meh₁	prohibitive 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 →