Where does “विदाहक” come from?

विदाहक (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit क, from Sanskrit कम्, from Sanskrit काम, from Proto-Indo-Iranian káHmas, from Proto-Indo-European kóh₂-mo-s, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂- — to desire, wish.

विदाहक (Sanskrit): caustic potash

Definitions

  1. caustic potash

Ancestry of “विदाहक”, step by step

विदाहक traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritinterrogative pronoun; who, what, which; a name;...
2Sanskritकम्to wish, desire, long for; to love, be in love...
3Sanskritकामwish, desire, longing; love, affection, object of...
4Proto-Indo-IraniankáHmaswish, desire
5Proto-Indo-Europeankóh₂-mo-s
6Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂-to desire, wish

via Sanskrit विदाह

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritविदाहburning, heat, inflammation (also applied to the action or to a diseased condition of the bile)
2Sanskritविapart; asunder; in different directions
3Proto-Indo-Aryan
4Proto-Indo-Iranian
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwiapart, asunder; away from, against
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kóh₂-mo-sEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian káHmas