Where does “प्रतीक्षा” come from?

प्रतीक्षा (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.

प्रतीक्षा (Sanskrit): expectation, consideration, respect, attention

Definitions

  1. expectation, consideration, respect, attention

Ancestry of “प्रतीक्षा”, step by step

प्रतीक्षा 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

Words derived from “प्रतीक्षा

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