Where does “प्रत्यक्ष” come from?

प्रत्यक्ष (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.

प्रत्यक्ष (Sanskrit): obvious, apparent

Definitions

  1. obvious, apparent

Ancestry of “प्रत्यक्ष”, step by step

प्रत्यक्ष 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 अक्ष

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअक्षaxle, axis; wheel, car, cart; the beam of a...
2Proto-Indo-IranianHáćšasaxle
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éḱs-os

Words derived from “प्रत्यक्ष

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