Where does “प्रतीक्षम्” come from?

प्रतीक्षम् (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.

प्रतीक्षम् (Sanskrit): having expected (at end of a compound)

Definitions

  1. having expected (at end of a compound)

Ancestry of “प्रतीक्षम्”, step by step

प्रतीक्षम् 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 ईक्ष्

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritईक्ष्to regard, to consider
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kárma →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan kárma →